CURRENT MISSION

get a couch in geneva :-)

ABOUT ME

hmmmm... all about me, then let's start :-)
I really love to dance - I enjoy quite a lot dancing Rueda de Casino, the Cuban way to dance salsa in a circle (I excuse to all Cubans who see this description as far too short!), I'm also fascinated about yoga and its philosophy, its attitude towards life.
I like to meet new people and places but unfortunately I cannot leave for more then a few days because of the lovely dog I care for at home.
I definitely prefer travelling by train - not only because of the environment :-) You see so much more going by train and get to know a lot of people during the journey.
In 2004 I made a trip to South America, in the two months we visited almost every place on the Carribean coast in Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guyane, Trinidad & Tobago, Curacao... it was such an amazing experience!!!

Currently I'm starting research for my thesis about the rights of indigenous peoples in South America - I want to focus on their right to land and resources.

hmmmm... I think you might have a little impression of myself right now :-)

PHILOSOPHY

"Enjoy the simples things in life"
and another quotation I love:
"No sentient beings want pain, instead all want happiness and we all share these feelings at some basic level.

Because of our interdependence, the more we care for others well-being, whether we are concerned with human beings, animals or the environment itself, the deeper wil be our own fulfilment." - Dalai Lama

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I heard from many positive experiences of my friends, I haven't surfed someone's couch yet, but I hope that will change during the next week :-)

Interests

oh, I already listed all the things above, but here's a summary:
dancing (salsa and more), yoga, animals, different cultures, languages (spanish above all, but open to add a few more), life...

• animals
• dogs
• concerts
• dancing
• environment
• yoga
• traveling
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

books:
Gregory Bateson: Steps to an Ecology of Mind
Le petit Nicolas
La culpa es de la vaca
Vandana Shiva

movies:
Garden State, Mindwalk, Once, Monte Grande, Soul Kitchen,

music:
jazz, funk, soul, salsa, funny stuff, ...
OMFO, Jovanotti's "L'ombelico del mondo", Hazmat Modine, Jim Pepper, Don Cherry, The vegetable Orchestra, Caravan Palace, Jamiroquai, Parov Stelar, Gotan Project, Manu Chao, Ali Andres, Feist and many many more...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

lot of fantastic concerts, people, places

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, Czech Republic, France, French Guiana, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Slovakia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria