Hi you!
I'm Melissa, 26 years old and now officially a graduated doctor. Currently, I'm in that in-between phase in my life where I need a break after my studies before I start a new job in January. So you'll probably meet me on the move hunting for adventures!
Always excited to meet new people, learn new languages, get to know new cultures and make new memories.
I love volunteering and dedicating my time to help others.
Pansexual 🏳️‍🌈 Feminist 🙆🏻‍♀️ Environmentalist 🌳 Vegan (well, veggie when traveling hehe) 🌱
-- Couchsurfing is not a dating platform 🙃 ---

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Getting to really know a country won't work if you won't get to know the people who live there! When I was younger and still traveling with my parents, we used to stay in hotels a lot. Now I can barely remember anything about the places we visited. People are as much part of a new country and culture as anything you look at while you do sightseeing.
Traveling is not only taking something with you when you leave, but also bringing things to wherever you are in the world. Intercultural exchange is super important, and a beautiful thing we should all try to achieve where ever we go!

Interests

The environment is a main concern. I am trying to take more care in how and where I travel whenever possible. Working hard on reducing waste and buying and cooking seasonally.
I love to write, but then I never find the time or place to actually do it.
Cooking all kinds of different cuisines is a lot of fun! Especially learning from natives - priceless!
I've taken up playing keyboard again, it's great to take your mind off of all the stress during the day. Don't expect any kind of talent if you ask me to play
I've played volleyball, so I couldn't imagine anything better to do when you find yourself with a ball by the beach.

• environment
• vegan
• yoga
• zumba
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• volleyball
• medicine
• neuroscience
• volunteering
• people
• health
• feminism
• learning
• creative writing
• keyboard
• cooking and eating
• stitching

Music, Movies, and Books

Loving jazz but you always have to mix it up a bit. My taste varies from classical music over decades like 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s (big Queen and Beatles fan!) and Latin music back to mild German rap/hip-hop.

Huge Harry Potter Fan, whether it's books or movies. You have to be proud of your house, so slytherin pride! I'm just saying, they're not all evil people. Except for J. K. Rowling unfortunately...

I mostly read med School books now, they are a quite the read! But I really enjoyed Stephen King, Yuval Noah Harari, Sherlock Holmes, Call me by your name and now more recently serious grown up books. Three women, a lot of american classics, Olga Tokarczuk's writing, and historical novels. Oliver Sacks has fascinated me with his writings in neuroscience, only for the nerds out there, though!

I have to confess that I am a TV show junkie. A few of my favorite ones: Hannibal, Brooklyn 99, Game of Thrones, Sherlock, Elite, American Horror Story, Babylon Berlin, Doctor Who, Heartstopper and way too many more!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Retrospectively, just living in any other country is the best, most valuable and coolest experience I have made. No matter the country, or the circumstances, building a new home is one of the most important things in life. When you leave a piece of your heart behind, you always have a reason to go back!

Teach, Learn, Share

Learning everything there is to know! Usually, I always take cooking classes everywhere I go, because it's the easiest way to engage with locals and take something home with me afterwards. I'll gladly share all I have learned so far with you as well!

I am glad to teach anything I know! Some German maybe? Since I don't have siblings, my mom always taught me to share with everybody else. Meaning I'll share as much as possible with you!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd love to share some of my cooking skills that I claim to posses. If we had a glass of wine I might even be able to engage into discussions about politics. Also I hope to be able to share my experiences about the things I've seen, and be able to listen and learn from you just as much!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, India, Poland, United States