Hello everyone! My name is Laura and I‘m excited to try out Couchsurfing a bit more - the concept is awesome, and as someone who has travelled all over the world but only ever in hostels, I’m really looking forward to meeting some local people and gaining new experiences.

My main passions are reading, travelling, and all kind of outdoor sports, I also love to meet new people and make good friends and good memories - very cliché, I know, but I guess that’s just something that every person values and it connects us all.

social media: @laura_welz (IG), Laura Welz (FB)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It saddens me every time when I hear people say they would love to travel more but can’t afford it. That’s why Couchsurfing offers such a good way to uniquely experience a city or country, with the added bonus of making friends and connections all over the world. I also feel like Couchsurfing allows me to see a place through a whole new lense - the local one, that is - which is often very different to what tourists usually experience when just staying a hotels or resorts. There are few better ways to learn about a place :)

Interests

• literature
• concerts
• movies
• reading
• music
• hiking
• sports
• swimming
• geography
• mountains
• food
• travelling
• mythology
• english
• adventure
• going out
• learning new things
• meeting new people

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to almost all genres of music, only excluding Opera and Death Metal... but who knows, maybe I‘ll get into that too one day! I also love to watch movies and tv shows, although I always seem to have a hundred different shows to catch up on. Primarily though I‘m pretty sure there’s next to nothing I enjoy more than to have my peace with a good book and be able to engross myself in the story. Favourite genre is fantasy but I read classics, contemporaries, historical books and the likes as well (just never try to interrupt me when I‘m reading). I would love to one day write a book too :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I‘ve climbed a pass next to Mount Everest to look at Mount Everest so that was pretty cool 😁. It’s hard to choose just one experience though

Teach, Learn, Share

I love learning new things in general! Juggling, knitting, surfing, picking locks, morse code, you name it... You never know when things mights come in handy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Ireland, Myanmar