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Overview

  • 32 references 27 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in German; learning English, French, Portuguese
  • 32, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • student
  • No education listed
  • From Biedermannsdorf, next to Vienna
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About Me

The way people see me can vary a lot during different situations I face, but most of the time I like creative ideas, and I'm always looking for adventures and knowledge.
I like to watch the movement of the city. I really appreciate all the small things that happen, all the strange people, the unnoticed details of buildings, the smiles of children, when they recognize that you are looking at them.
Most of the time I'm confused and chaotic. I think too much about what other people might think, I like riding the bike when it's windy, sometimes the world makes me angry, and I try to reuse everything. My head and my room is full of things, I would like to get more generous, to not hesitate to help and to give presents without thinking all the time that the other person could eventually not like it. I'm doing my best in valueing social progress, cooperation, nature and happiness more than money and power, and I would like to share all the thoughts, principles, tools, clothes and couches that I have.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I see couchsurfing much more practically than most people do. Sometimes you just need a place to stay, sometimes when I'm travelling I even want to see the city on my own. I'm really flexible on what to do - so no problem, if I can just sleep on the floor with my sleeping bag and leave at 6 a.m. ;)
So I'm not that kind of host showing you around all day and tell you the history of Vienna ;) But still, it's nice having people around or doing something outside!

I surfed in Luxembourg, Oslo, Amsterdam, Brest, Lisboa and Udine - it was amazing to see these different lives, have company on my trips and enjoy it.
In Vienna, I had more than 20 couchsurfers in my apartment as well. Sadly, I didn't have that much time to get to know them, but I always made a good choice with the people who were my guests :D

Interests

I like drawing, dancing, hiking, climbing, swimming, massage, children, lying in the sun, stories of other people, eating fruits, volleyball, streetstyle, art, photos and a huge amount of other things. I enjoy discussions about politics, migration and environment as well. For this I started doing voluntary projects and trying to be active on these topics.

  • arts
  • dancing
  • environment
  • clothing
  • politics
  • traveling
  • juggling
  • painting
  • drawing
  • drums
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • rock climbing
  • gymnastics
  • volleyball
  • swimming
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

into the wild, little miss sunshine, documentaries
red hot chili peppers, cake, seeed, gogol bordello, reggae, and everything that makes you dance ;)
t.c.boyle, henning mankell, herman hesse

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

There's not one thing that is more amazing than everything else. There are just so many amazing moments I will never forget.
Climbing somewhere on a cloudy and windy day to the top of highest mountain of Romania, holding on a line, having your backpack and a yawning abyss (never heard that word before haha- like a deep wall?) behind me.
Swimming to a piece of Ice in a freezing cold lake in Iceland.
Dancing around the fire in the Alps while playing the drums.
Getting lost in the snow somewhere in Norway. Standing on the mountain in Tijuca, around me the city of Rio de Janeiro. Tramping around in Finland, never knowing where to sleep in the next night. Sitting on a fireplace in Ethiopia with some ethiopian and austrian friends and a couple from Israel, while laughing about scenes from the Borat movie.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm open for everything :) I'm a beginner in juggling, riding the unicycle, slaclining and gymnastics. I like painting, dancing and in addition want to know everything about the world & meeting all kinds of talented people who may be able to teach me about breakdance, flic-flac and building a house as well as political problems and society in other countries.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Croatia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Romania, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Brazil, Ethiopia

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