CURRENT MISSION

Live to the limits of my abilities, and doing as much good along the way as I can.

ABOUT ME

I am Danish and my husband Bo is a Swede, a real one. I myself am not an authentic Dane, having grown up in Africa, and a little in the Americas. My father was a United Nations civil servant and moved every 3 or 4 years. I went to English and French speaking schools, and spoke Danish with my parents. I studied in Denmark and France, and worked for a few years with development in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and then in Vienna, Austria. I moved to Sweden with Bo and then we moved with our family first to France, then to the U.S. and then to France again in 2003. We have 4 children, of which the oldest, Sofie, has just left us and moved to Glasgow to study. The others are still at school. Bo travels a lot for his job, so I have a lot to do managing a large household,renting out property, painting, and right now taking singing lessons!

PHILOSOPHY

You owe Life to live and give to the limit of your capacity. Live life fully and do as much good as possible on your way.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I open my house to surfers that come by Ferney-Voltaire.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have just started couchsurfing, so the only experience I have had is that of hosting someone recently, and that was a quite enriching experience.

Interests

I like to paint and draw,practice yoga, and am enjoying developing my song voice. I love to travel and meet new people and have exotic experiences.

• singing
• yoga
• traveling
• painting
• drawing

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: The English patient; Out of Africa; Life of Pi
Composers: Manuel de Fala, Carl Nielsen, Mahler, Santana
Books: Shantaram (Gregory D. Roberts); 100 years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez; The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver); A Bend in the River (V.S.Naipaul), House of Spirits (Isabelle Allende) ...

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Greece, Guadeloupe, Italy, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Cameroon, Denmark, Sweden, United States