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  • Last login about 1 year ago

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Overview

  • 41 references 27 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German, Russian; learning Italian
  • 41, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Fashion Designer turned into own business owner selling G...
  • BA in Fashion Design and one in Business Management
  • From New York, NY, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

travel around this beautiful Earth as much as I can til Im ready to get back to "reality" or til my legs fall off..which ever comes first

ABOUT ME

Like everyone else in this community, I love to travel, meet new people, talk and share experiences. After working my butt off for some years, I quit everything, sold all my things (including most of my clothes-tear- so we could finally realize my dream - travel for as long as possible around Asia. Now I have been back for about 5 years, but never apart from traveling for too long. I want to give back the couches loaned to me, and stories bestowed on to me with all who come through NYC !
Spontaneous and love to laugh, I love giving, and love when things are fair... Love good food and good story exchanges, music from far away places and photography tips!

PHILOSOPHY

Dont wish harm onto others and it will not befall on you. Its hard not to get frustrated with the bad things going on, but I try to see the beauty in everything and help others have a better day

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

since 2010! Someone sold it to us and I am so happy we bought! I am ready to host!! Come on in!! Also available to show you around, and give out all the tips I can about this city!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Started out as a guest but now have hosted so much as well! I am happy to help people with the right mentality about this opportunity. It is an incredible way to meet people and to get to know intimate places of a city and culture that you would otherwise never see.

Interests

cooking and eating, traveling (duh), meeting people and talking about their perspectives on things of their own culture and of my own. I really appreciat open people who can talk about the world around them. Photography and music are hobbies and would love to learn about these things, as well as languages!

  • culture
  • singing
  • photography
  • beauty
  • festivals
  • dining
  • cooking
  • clothing
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • equestrian
  • languages
  • tourism

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Joined the Nadan festival in Mongolia, joined a migration of nomads on foot following them on horseback, climbed the highest sand dune in the world (despite my lack of belief in myself), walked a forbidden part of the great wall of china, seen the Ananda festival in Bagan, listened to the Gibbons sing from a treehouse above the treelines in Laos, was stalked by a wildcat in the oldest rainforest in the world Taman Negara, was brave enough to witness Thaipussam in India, chased a tiger in the wild, and Dalai Lama from his courtyard...and still to be surprised

Visited 72 countries!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can offer some of my experience and stories, I would love to learn more about peoples ideas and perspectives

What I Can Share with Hosts

some good food, good conversation, and great adventures

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Martin (French part), San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Moldova, United States

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