CURRENT MISSION

Becoming Spanish :-D

ABOUT ME

My name is Lena and I'm a 22-year-old german girl.

I am easy-going, spontaneous, and I love to have people around me.
I like to go out and do a lot of activities, but I also have my silent moments when I enjoy just sitting in a park or on the beach with a book and good music.

I'm from northern Germany, but I am living in Málaga, Spain since September 2011 studying here at university.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I met some really nice and interesting people that showed me around Málaga when I was new here, and now that I know the city I also met some tourists to show them around.

Interests

Dancing, Scuba Diving, reading, travelling, hanging out with friends, getting to know people, the beach, playing the piano, music, trips by bicycle,...

• books
• dancing
• reading
• traveling
• music
• piano
• backpacking
• scuba diving
• olympics
• languages
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Paolo Nutini, Jack Johnson, Mando Diao, Velile, The Baseballs, Bob Marley, Sunrise Avenue, Coldplay, Ludovico Einaudi, La Roux, Joshua Radin, Jason Mraz, Pablo Milanes, Gavin DeGraw, James Morrison, Lisa Lavie, Amy Winehouse, Emmanuel Moire, Alicia Keys, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Cuarteto, La Vela Puerca, Fito Paez,.... ;-)

Books: The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Desert Flower, Drei Minuten mit der Wirklichkeit, books by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and Khaled Hosseini, The little Prince, The Seet, ... (and so many more ;) )

Films: The bucket list, The Geisha, Hangover, Into the wild, The kite runner, Die Welle...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Uff, a lot of things! I have travelled a lot and every country has its positive and negative things. But positive or negative, every little thing helps you to grow up and the the world with different eyes.

I did an High School year in Argentina in 2008 and stayed there with a wonderful host family which I am still talking to every week =) I got to know a lot of very nice and helpful friends, and I am planning to go back there soon to visit them again.

I travelled to Namibia and discovered the country by bus, which was a really interesting. The most fascinating thing for me was the people.. wherever we went, they tried to help us (although they were very poor), were very curious and interested in the European life style.

In 2011 I moved to Spain, spent two months in Barcelona, one month in Valencia and finally chose Malaga as my new home.

In 2012 I travelled around western Spain and Portugal for some weeks, worked in different places and got to know many different people..

And then, also in 2012, I worked at the Olympics and Paralympics in London where I was in contact with all the athletes every day. That job changed me a lot, I think. especially the paralympic athletes with their positive view on life although they had had a lot of disappointments and battles in life, tought me a lot.

Last summer I spent two months in Indonesia backpacking which was a totally new experience for me, I can just say it is an incredible country with amazing people and beautiful landscapes.

Teach, Learn, Share

Well, I always want to learn something new, about everything: places, people, cultures, music, languages.. So I will teach and share my experiences and everything I know, too :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Indonesia, Luxembourg, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom