I am a passionate, spontaneous person, who has a lot of energy when she feels secure in a situation. I like meeting different people, learning about new things and challenging myself. I enjoy strolling through nature in particular, however exploring cities (if not too crowded) is also fun for me. I have studied psychology before beginning with social work.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Courchsurfing is an excellent opportunity to meet people and see the authentic life in a country, even with little money. I love the idea of strangers sharing their home and life and place with each other and connecting and having fun!

Interests

Phew, I am interested in many things: reading, music, theater, politics, ethnics, travelling, the environment with all its creatures and wonderful landscapes, medicinal plants.... Besides sports really, I do it but it is not a matter of joy :D

• animals
• culture
• dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• gardening
• politics
• video games
• board games
• reading
• bouldering
• survival
• music
• travelling
• nature
• simple living
• foraging
• sustainable living
• medicinal plants
• gift economy

Music, Movies, and Books

I have a very mixed taste but here are some to give you an idea:

Music: Linkin Park, Fort Minor, Die Antwoord, Chef'Special, Die Prinzen, K.I.Z., Bright Eyes, Infected Mushroom, Extrawelt, Pendulum, the xx, Whethan, Worakls, Alligatoah, Buntspecht, Tash Sultana, Watsky, Querbeat...

Books: anything from Terry Pratchett, Haruki Murakami, Nick Hornby, Tad Williams, Walter Moers, Marc-Uwe Kling... The book Shantaram really touched me.

Movies: Movies by Jim Jarmush, the Coen Brothers, Tim Burton, Guillermo del Toro, Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch, Hayao Miyazaki... Donnie Darko, Sweeny Tod, Big Fish, Night on Earth, Train Spotting, Toy Story, Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind, Lady in the Water

Series: Bojack Horseman, Archer, American Horror Story, Scrubs, Pushing Daisies, Dead Like Me, Rick and Morty, Tuca and Bertie, Stranger Things, How I Met Your Mother, Loudermilk, Shameless, Big Mouth...

Where is the video game section here? :D (my Steam account is FlyingDutchGirl, if you are interested in what I play ^^)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

living in Auroville (India) for voluntary work for a year
hiking in India
getting trained as an experiental nature pedagogue

Really, life is about all the small things to me, something memorable happens almost everyday if you are open to it. ^^

Teach, Learn, Share

I believe everybody can teach and learn to/from anyone, so let's see. I love learning new things ^^
I have been meaning to learn the guitar for so long, now is as good a time to start as any.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experiences from diving into different cultures, passion and good discussions, spontaneous dancing

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, India, Netherlands, South Africa