ABOUT ME

After receiving my second masters degree I decided to take a break from academia, and I ended up teaching English in China. Since August, 2015 I live and work in Taigu, Shanxi province and I teach in the middle school section of a boarding school. I studied in the Netherlands, lived and worked in a kibbutz in Israel, and did summer work in the US for four summers.
I am a passionate traveler (not a tourist!) and I want to visit as many countries as I can; however, in a way I get to know the country. That is why I don't travel with agencies but on my own, use public transport and stay in hostels or hopefully couchsurfing to mingle with the locals.
About my personality: probably I'm not the best person to write about that, but I can assure that I'm fairly bearable. :)

Interests

Every form of traveling, hiking, exploring new regions and cultures especially in East Asia; contemporary and Central and Eastern European literature; contemporary theatre; ethnomusicology with a focus on Balkan, Romani and Jewish music.

• literature
• environment
• traveling
• music
• hiking

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Waking up beyond check-out time after a typical Vegas night, then driving to Death Valley and arriving to Zabriskie Point just at sunset where you understand what Kant meant by sublime (das Erhabene).

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Macao, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, North Korea, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Hungary, Israel, Netherlands, United States