Aloha!

I´m a passionate surfer and Yoga teacher from Austria, a country known for it´s beautiful mountains and especially in winter for snow sports, but unfortunately without an ocean. That´s why I followed my heart to where the surf is and decided to leave my life at home behind for a while, going on a journey around the world.

Since summer 2016 this led me already to Portugal, Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, California and Hawaii where I´ve been traveling, living and working, always on the search for the best waves. During that time I was blessed to get to know amazing people, saw very special places I won´t ever forget anymore, the beauty of nature made me speechless many times and I learned a lot about life.

Describing myself I would say that I´m a very enthusiastic, open minded, uncomplicated person with a big heart and always up for spontaneous adventures, but I´m also very determined, good in making plans, reliable and like things generally organized. Being outside in the nature makes me happy, I love animals, horse riding, surfing, the ocean, sunshine, warm weather and Yoga. Still learning to skateboard and trying to live and eat as healthy and environmentally conscious as possible. Can´t stand arrogant behaviour and intolerance as well as unfairness and I hate the cold, but snow is okay. I really enjoy meeting new inspiring people, exchanging life experiences and positive energy, maybe even surf or practise Yoga together.

I didn´t really use the couchsurfing platform that much by now, because it always happened somehow that someone knew someone who had a free bed/sofa/tent/car/hammock/... whatever for me, but as I like to get in touch with new interesting people I´m working on improving this! 😊
It would be great to find some cool hosts here and I´m already looking forward to meet maybe YOU?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I don´t like to follow the beaten paths and I think it´s boring to only explore the touristy side of a country and culture.

I love to meet local people, learn from them and find out about the “real life” at the places I visit. For me it´s always an enrichment to share experiences, knowledge and viewpoints and I´m more than happy to share my stories too.

As I currently don´t have a constant home while traveling, I unfortunately can´t offer any couch to other surfers, but I´ll let you know as soon as this changes again!

Interests

• wildlife
• writing
• photography
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• surfing
• skateboarding
• nature
• adventure
• horse riding
• personal development
• exploring
• healthy food
• roadtrips
• sunbathing
• citylife
• beachdays
• short hikes
• partynights

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Xavier Rudd, current favourite song "Wild Child"-Weekend

Movies: "InnSaei - the power of intuition", “Given”, “Life of Pi”, “Jumper”

Books: “The Alchemist” Paulo Coelho, “Hector and the Search for Happiness” Francois Lelord, “The Why Cafe” John Strelecky

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Impossible to limit this to only one amazing thing, so here´s my favourites:

* meeting a sea turtle for the very first time on Gili Islands in Indonesia
* riding a horse galloping along my favourite beach in Portugal
* watching the sun rise behind volcanos from the top of the Buddhist Borobudur Temple in Java
* surfing with dolphins in the line up at Snapper Rocks in Australia
* visiting the paradise islands of Fiji and Hawaii

What I Can Share with Hosts

Everything about traveling and surfing, like stories about the amazing things mentioned above.

Language skills, career/CV coaching (I´m an ex-recruitment consultant/headhunter), encouragement and positive energy.

And of course Yoga lessons! 😊

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Austria, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Portugal, South Africa, Sri Lanka