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Overview

  • 28 references 20 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German, Swiss German; learning Dutch, French
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • taking from and giving to life
  • Bachelor in social pedagogic studies (Heil- und Sozialpäd...
  • From Cape Town, South Africa
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Building a swapping empire :p

ABOUT ME

Look through my profile, my references and my pictures and you will get an impression of how and who I am =)

PHILOSOPHY

...the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can
and the wisdom to know the difference...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I originally heard of couchsurfing from a good friend and loved the idea from the start! I loooove to get to know new people and hear of their life, their dreams and experiences. So couchsurfing has become one of my passions =) feel free to send a couchsurfing request and I'll see if i can host you or meet up for a drink!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed on a trip with a friend through Holland, Denmark and Sweden and met a lot of very pleasant and sometimes crazy people!
And of course I have hosted several people in my flat in Berne. More to come!

Interests

I am interested in languages and like to learn new words from a traveller and hear about the culture and life in his/her country. I love music and dancing. The bandwidth of music I listen to goes from RnB, house, rap, soul, hiphop, pop to trance and latin music. Last but not least the beauty of nature with all its big and small wonders still has the ability to fascinate me over and over again. So I enjoy walking and exploring nature, especially the seashore, which sadly enough isnt that easy to find in switzerland =)

  • culture
  • dancing
  • dining
  • drinking
  • clubbing
  • drawing
  • music
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I have read very many books from Virginia Andrews and I very much enjoy autobiographies of people who have experienced hardship and have overcome it.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived my teen life to the fullest
Quit a job very worthwile quitting
Opened a swap shop
Moved into my very own beautiful flat ;)

Besides that I love to sit on the rocks at the sea and be amazed by the hugeness of the ocean.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can show you some traditional Swiss food and I can teach you the Swiss word for kitchen cabinet =) no seriously I'm happy to teach you anything I know and you want to learn.
I would like to improve my Dutch or hear words of other languages I dont know. Please show me which music you listen to, for I'm always looking for new songs and artists! And if you can draw, you have to draw a fairy or butterfly for me!!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Same as above

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa, Switzerland

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