22 y/o half german half portuguese girl raised in a tiny village in the north of Germany. I worked next to school a lot as a waitress in a cafe, bartender on festivals and team leader in a movie theater. I always loved jobs where you are in contact with people.

I graduated from school and made a voluntary year in a school for kids with special needs. One of the best decisions I've ever made. I learned a lot about myself through helping, supporting and giving to people who give back to you with the purest kind of love you'll ever receive. Guess I found my passion there.

I left 2015 to San Francisco to make a year abroad as an Aupair in the most amazing and loving family. Another great decisions I made. There I took care of two young dudes, one of them on the Autism spectrum. I explored that family can be everywhere and everyone. Met tons of people from all over the world and made friends for a lifetime. I travelled like crazy all over the states, visited all big citys, many nationalparks (not all of them, gotta go back and do the rest :P) and even got to see Mexico twice and parts of the carribean. I had more fun than I ever expected.

I‘m trying to make my passion to my profession so I started studying special needs education and couldn‘t be happier.

I didn‘t travel that much around Europe yet, at least not as much as I want to. Can't wait to see more parts of the world and it's beauty. I love getting to know new places, new people and new cultures.

To me: I'm a fun, loyal, silly, sometimes a little crazy (in a good way) but honest and friendly young women who is very open minded and adventures. I guess .. haha.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

First of all meeting new people is always a lot of fun. Also it's way nicer to travel and have the chance to get to know the culture, this I feel like you can't get if you're in a Hotel room or an Airbnb. I want to be in it for the full experience! I am planning to travel around Europe a little and couchsurfing could be very useful for that.

Interests

• culture
• dancing
• beer
• yoga
• clothing
• movies
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• basketball
• swimming
• volunteering
• beaches
• food
• laughing
• pool
• humor
• ocean
• gym
• harry potter
• bartending
• autism
• special education

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I kind of listen to everything, from 60's to today's music. Favorite music I'd say is music that makes me happy and feel good :) If you're curious just check my Spotify (Nadja Altvogt).

Movies: Same here, I like pretty much everything except from Horror movies. I love laughing so of course I’m a big fan of Comedies. I mean I love flat jokes, they always make me laugh, it happens that I'm the only one, haha. My favorite Comedy movie is White Chicks. A good Thriller is always great too (Gothika, Shutter Island, Gone Girl). Nothing tops Harry Potter tho, best movies ever.

Books: I think the only books I ever read were the Twilight books and the After books, classics I know, very deep stuff. Trying to read Harry Potter for years now and am stuck at the third book. Even though I'm a fan and I love the storys, don't know what's wrong with me. Should really read more, but somehow ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Working in a school for kids with special needs.
Being an Aupair in San Francisco.
Travelling on my own.

Teach, Learn, Share

Well, I don't have that much to offer except from teaching some German basics and good company I guess. Always happy to talk about life storys, experiences and travel adventures. I‘m not too bad at cooking, so maybe you get lucky. I know a lot about the Autism spectrum. I love talking about it and give everybody the chance to understand people on the spectrum better and see how amazing and fascinating they are.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Fun times, good talks, flat jokes, how good a beer mixed with coca cola is, how loud a girl can burp, how to sing a whole song without knowing the lyrics

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Bulgaria, Cayman Islands, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States