I was born in Quito, raised in a Jewish European family. My mother is German, Czech and French, my father is Ecuadorian.
I lived for 4 years in France where I studied Fine-Arts, in Toulouse, Lorient, and Quimper.
I love nature, art, museums, to travel and hike, and while doing this, to draw, write and take pictures. I admire and respect nature. I am an engaged ecologist and a vegetarian.
I currently work as Co-director of the Trude Sojka House Museum (www.trudesojka.museum), in Quito, Ecuador, dedicated to my grandmother, Trude Sojka, Czeh-Ecuadorian artist and Holocaust survivor. I also keep working on my art projects.

I am calm, tidy, and I like to talk about my country and my family history. I am always pleased to show my grandmother's art and show my museum.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy sharing experiences and get to know people living in the city/village I am visiting.

Interests

Apart from visual arts, I like to cook, to dance, to practice yoga, to garden, to be in natural places, to visit farms, museums, cultural sites, to watch movies, to read and to write articles and short stories.
I like history, music, philosophy, gardening, cooking with organic ingredients.

• animals
• arts
• literature
• diy
• vegetarian
• walking
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• bouldering
• hiking
• astronomy
• biology
• ecology
• history
• science
• study abroad
• permaculture
• museums
• old movies
• organic

Music, Movies, and Books

I like jazz, classical and indie rock, classical music, world music... I learnt to play classical Spanish guitar.
I enjoy animation movies, and old films. Experimental ones are my favorite. I can cite here Fritz Lang, Murnau, Paul Wegener, Orson Welles, Claude Lanzmann, Agnès Varda, Jan Švankmajer... There so many good directors!
Reading is one of my favorite activities. In my book I include novels, classical literature, history (especially about the Holocaust), philosophy, science, etc. García Márquez, Borges, Perec, Didi-Huberman, Celan, Mondiano... are among my most appreciated authors.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being alive and trying to leave a better world.

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to teach languages, about visual arts or art history, about my family history, the countries I've lived in...
I like to talk about philosophy, photography, science, and learn as much as possible!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A visit to the Trude Sojka Cultural House, a tour around Quito.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Israel, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Ecuador, France