I am married with Koen from Leuven/Belgium, mother of three wonderful girls. I live in Liège/Belgium because of my family and I work in Greece. I teach New Greek language and culture to international students. So every Sunday I have to fly from Charleroi to Thessaloniki. I use to teach on Monday and on Tuesday and then I have to fly back to Belgium. Every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday I am able to be again with my family. I do it throughout the academic year. I think that it is not very usual but it’s very exciting. And in fact it is not as hard as it seems… Bevor Belgium, I lived several years in Germany (Berlin & Hamburg, where I did a part of my studies, I worked and I met my husband), 2 years in France (Pau & Caen, where my first daughter was born) and of course more than 25 years in Greece (Volos, Thessaloniki, Athens, where I did several studies, I worked as a teacher for New Greek in several places and where my two younger daughters were born).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In August 2016 I plan with my 3 children a 30-day-interrail-travel in about 12 countries of Central & Eastern Europe and Balkan. I already have done twice interrail in Western and Northern Europe and it was an unforgettable experience. This time, firstly I thought that our travel shout be a great opportunity to get some knowledge about history and geography of the places we would like to visit. But then I realized that the initial travel planning was missing the most important element: getting some knowledge about everyday life of common people. I thought I could cover this initial travel planning’ gap using couchsurfing.

Interests

• literature
• traveling
• cinema
• foreign languages
• rock & roll
• getting knowledge about other cultures
• different kinds of music

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite music: barok & classical music, especially operas (Bizet, Puccini, Verdi, Rossini, von Weber, Donizetti, Mozart, Berlioz, Mascagni, Godunov), ethnic music, jazz, rock & roll, charleston & lindy hop music
My favorite movies: ethnographic-anthropological films/documentaries (such as Guru: une famille hijra) ou social-historical movies (such as The Danish Girl, Nous trois ou rien, Chocolat by Roschdy Zem, 2015, Les Chevaliers Blancs)
My favorite books: literary works by Nikos Kazantzakis

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ι gave birth to three children with whom I have a deep and true relationship. I am dedicated to my children, without ever having to stop studying (8 different disciplines in 9 different universities in 4 different countries) and to work (in 3 different countries, in hospitals, prisons, research centers, schools and university).

What I Can Share with Hosts

life experiences (travel, accommodation and work abroad), discussions on various social subjects

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, France, Germany, Greece