ABOUT ME

If you asked my friends, you would probably get different answers from each of them. I'm a person with many different sides and very flexible, which also reflects on my choice of friends- they don't always get along with each other.
What everybody would probably say, is, that I can be a very funny person- most of the time involuntary though, since I am kind of clumsy :) But I have no problem with being embarrassing, because I can laugh about myself.
They would also say, that I'm very open and communicative...but they probably don't always mean it in the best way XD They are sometimes a little bit weirded out by me talking to strangers in a very direct way, but I'm just not a shy girl- which doesn't mean that I don't have any manners! I spent an exchange year in China, when I was sixteen, and living with a host family does teach you to be polite and respectful.
I can also be kind of lazy when it comes to school-related things, but when I'm doing something I like, I'm very energetic. Maybe they'd also say, that I can be naive- like surfing on stranger's couches haha- but I like to be optimistic and don't expect only bad stuff.

Interests

I could get into anything really, because I love to try new things. I already took guitar lessons, piano lessons, painting lessons, dancing lessons, volleyball and gymnastic lessons. Most of which I forgot, though, after I stopped practicing. I like socializing, going out with friends, dancing etc. (I really like dancing, even if I'm not good at it :) ). I'm not a very sportive person, but I like ball games, especially volleyball.
A problem with me can be, that I don't want to miss out on ANYTHING most of the time, so I just try to stuff everything into my timetable, which doesn't work out most of the time. I like to be outside, when there's good weather, and I don't like to admit it to myself, but I'm in love with sightseeing, even if that makes me a boring tourist.
But when it's raining outside, I also like to just read a book, watch a good movie etc. Oh, and by the way, I don't know ANYTHING or care about music. I listen to songs I like without knowing the band, artist, publishing date, whatever. And I guess I don't have to mention, that traveling is like my biggest passion, which it totally is!

• books
• festivals
• dancing
• working out
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• music
• guitar
• piano
• surfing
• volleyball
• sightseeing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Like I already mentioned above, I was an exchange student in China when I was sixteen. And I believe that most of my important memories and memorable moments have their origin in that one year. That is sort of natural, I think, because I experienced so much! I walked on the Great Wall, I was on the Shanghai World Financial Center, I visited the ice festival in Harbin...
One moment that left me awestruck was for sure, when I arrived in Beijing with hundreds of other students from all over the world and realized that I was gonna be on my own for a whole year. I really thought like : Kat, what the HELL did you do?! Haha, but it turned out to be the best year of my life!
Then, another amazing moment was when I came back to visit my host family this winter (2011-2012) and realized, that we were still as close as before.
Everytime, I visit one of my friends from that exchange year, I'm so happy, because I'm amazed by how people can stay friends even if they don't see each other for years.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany