CURRENT MISSION

Traveling from Germany to Morocco via land.

ABOUT ME

I'm Milena and I come from Germany. I just finished my bachelor's degree and I enjoy the freedom to travel again.

I´m interested in traveling trough spending a lot of time with locals. Therefor I hitchhike (for now I did 15 000 km!) do Couchsurfing. I just think it´s a great way to have a personal experience and not the typical touristy ones. ;)

PHILOSOPHY

Once in New Zealand I was sitting in the bus. Instruction from the Driver:
" If you are sitting next to someone you don't know, shake hands, introduce yourself, you might make friends. You never know. "
- True! So true... :)

I hitchhiked in Germany and this old and easy-going man gave me a lift. He was incredibly welcoming and offert me food, drinks and a map. When we arrived I asked him what I could give in return and he just said:
"To always do the same to others. It´s just a simple question about giving and taking. That´s the only thing I want you to do for me."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surfed quite a lot during my travels. In return, my parents host in my hometown. In my old apartment in Mainz I was hosting too.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First when I heard about Couchsurfing I was shocked by the idea of inviting a completely stranger into your home! Haha, but now that I really know what it is about, I just think it´s genius! :D

During my travels Couchsurfing gave me everything I needed: A meal, hot tea & a cold beer, a shower, a hug and a good conversation, a washing machine, a lift and not at least a place to sleep. - Thanks to all these great people that hosted me during the last years!!! It was an amazing time! (:

Hospitality feels good! It´s so much better to sleep at somebodys place, than to sleep in a hotel or hostel.
It´s the best way to get to know other countrys and cultures.
Hosting is traveling without traveling.

Interests

Music, singing, choir, nature, traveling, languages, summer, cooking, hitch-hiking, pubs, beer, records, hiking, choir, photografie, bouldering, outdoors, ...

Music, Movies, and Books

Mostly music that existed before I did. :)

The cure / The Smiths / Friska Viljor / Beirut / Cat Stevens / Parov Stelar / The Cat Empire / Mumford and Sons / The xx / alt-j / Rolling Stones / AnnenMayKantereit / Oscar and the Wolf / The Blaze / Jean Leloup

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- 3 000 km hitch-hiking tour when I wasn't even of age
- 15 000 ft tandemskydive in New Zealand
- sleeping while hitchhiking in a fancy hotel for free (to be honest: as a hidden guest) with gym, swimming pool and spa area for myself :D
- get invited by a stranger (hitchhiking) on his sailing boat, joining him for 5 days & not regretting it! (:
- sleeping under a million stars in the Outback, Australia
- climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge for my 19th birthday
- getting kissed by an elephant in Thailand
- seeing the sun rising over 2000 tempels in Bagan, Myanmar
- climbing in the alps
- booking a flight to South America only 2 weeks in advance without even having a valid passport
- hiking to the rainbow mountains in Peru in an altitude of 5000 m
- seeing the sunset in the "Salar de Uyuni" un Bolivia (Salt desert)
- renting a Scooter on a Carribbean Island
- sleeping under a mosquito net in the Bolivian jungle
- buying a manual motorbike in Vietnam and learning how to drive it only afterwards

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, France, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand