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Overview

  • 4 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, German; learning Spanish, Turkish
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Get the most out of my time
  • I recently graduated from university. Right now I'm takin...
  • From Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Moderation kills the spirit! Trying to figure out want I want from life.

ABOUT ME

I'm a fairly versatile person, I love hanging out with friends and partying as well as spendig time by myself with a good book/movie. I'm always up for a good hike, a picnic, a spontaneous daytrip or a new museum.

At the first contact I tend to be rather reserved, but believe me, still water runs deep. According to my friends I'm highly energetic, crazy and inspiring.

PHILOSOPHY

Still figuring out this one.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At the moment I'm not able to host, but I hope to do so soon when I have a bigger appartment.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was hosted several times so far, which were always wonderful and life-enhancing experiences!

Interests

LANGUAGES:
I try to maintain my knowledge of English and French, and I would like to learn Spanish as soon as possible.

SPORTS:
I totally love running, I go for a run several times a week and finished a marathon recently.
I also enjoy, but not on a regular basis, swimming, hiking, biking and rock-climbing.

COOKING and BAKING:
I adore baking, I'm trying to make a different cake every weekend. Recently I started to brush up my cooking skills as well.

OTHERS:
I like going to the theater and all kind of museums.
Generally I'm very much interested in history, politics and biomedical research (particularly neurosciences).

  • books
  • theater
  • cooking
  • picnic
  • baking
  • marathon
  • running
  • partying
  • politics
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • sports
  • rock climbing
  • swimming
  • history
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS:
I'm spending a lot of time with reading. Some of my favorite writers are Jonathan Coe, Juli Zeh and Ian McEwan.

MOVIES and TV-SHOWS:
Best Movies: "Once Upon A Time In America", "A Clockwork Orange", "Butterfly And Diving Bell" "A Prophet", "Mary and Max" and "Waltz With Bashir".
I adore going to small movie theaters, it's so different from watching DVDs at home. So I go there quite often. I really like sneak previews, even if you risk to end on some very bad movie, the suprise effect clearly outnumbers this for me!
I also spend a lot of time watching TV-Shows. My favorites are Six Feet Under, Mad Men and Modern Family.

MUSIC:
There are to much singers and groups which I like, so to name just a few:
Regina Spektor, Arab Strap, I Am Kloot, Franz Ferdinand, The Dresden Dolls, The National,...
I'm mostly listening to German/American Rock, Pop and Singer/Songwriter.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking across the Alps.

Teach, Learn, Share

German. Cooking and Baking. Running.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland

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