CURRENT MISSION

Taking new steps in my life after my husband passed away in September 2015

ABOUT ME

First of all I'm a mother. I love my grown-up children and I would run to the end of the world if they needed help. I was married for many years and I happily lived together with my husband in a nice house.
I loved my job. Working as a teacher for 40 was fulfilling for me, especially when I worked with pupils living in difficult situations.
Friends are very important, too. That's what makes life to me: a great family, friends, activities, travelling and enjoying all the good things in life without forgetting the sad things and trying to help to make the world a bit better....

PHILOSOPHY

Sadness and joy belong together.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Some people became some of my best friends.

I love cultural exchange, but I would never host anybody for only one night who is only looking for a cheap bed.

Interests

Swimming, jogging, hiking, travelling, going to the cinema, theatres and concerts, visiting friends, listening to music, reading, gardening, working with kids in sometimes difficult situations

• concerts
• running
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• swimming
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Good Will Hunting, Into The Wild, Little Miss Sunshine, American Beauty, Indochine, Gandhi, Good Bye Lenin, Lord of The Rings, Titanic, Garden State, Cinema Paradiso, Das Leben ist schön, Brookeback Mountain, Elling, The day after tomorrow, New York I love you, The Visitor, Avatar and many, many more

Music: Rock, Folk (American, Icelandic), Pop, Classical Music (Bach, Beethoven, Mozart...)

Books: Haddon, The Curious Incident of the dog in the night time - Parsons, Starting Over - Hornby, Slam - Gilmour, Unser Allerbestes Jahr - Palin, Europareise - Todenhöfer, Warum tötest du, Zaid? - Andy und Marwin - Foer, Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close - everything by Bill Bryson ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A summer night in Death Valley just sitting down somewhere and looking around

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