CURRENT MISSION

Studying European Arts History and Musicology in Heidelberg.
Performing in Europe.

❝Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.❞
― Oscar Wilde

❝Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.❞
― George Bernard Shaw

❝My advice is - hold on tight and enjoy the ride.❞
― Harvey Specter, Suits

THE TINY ME

Freelancer, professional musician and translator. Former art director/production assistant on movie productions.
Friendly and artistic, responsible and down to earth. Sociable and direct, balanced and meditative.

PHILOSOPHY

I think life can be beautiful and you can experience great bliss if you do something about it. Every obstacle in life is an opportunity to grow and learn something new. Every single person in this universe has an infinite potential and we are all connected by an invisible net.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and being hosted for free is just amazing but it's not just that: it's meeting people from different parts around the globe and sharing experiences what I'm up for.
I'm new here at CS but I have been a couchsurfer and host since 1999. When somebody comes to stay at my place, I love to show around, go dinner, drink tea or coffee and visit the points of interests but specially the unique and hidden spots in the City.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Interests

FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES

Music, design, art, photography, movies, TV series, translations, languages, tennis, Yoga, buddhism, technologies, Internet, videogames, cartoons, books, comic books, eating, drinking (tea & coffee)

FAVOURITE VERBS

discovering, investigating, writing, researching, creating, designing, dancing, dreaming, singing, producing, thinking, meditating, trekking, sailing, riding, traveling, walking

FAVOURITE COLOURS

Indigo, Yves Klein Blue, Lilac, Violet, Purple, Mauve, White, Gray, Silver

THINGS I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

My notebook, the Internet, music, tea, coffee, peace and tranquility

PLACES I LOVE TO BE

Sea, Beach, River, Forest, Rooftops, Libraries, Markets, Theater, Concerts, Museums, Home

• arts
• writing
• books
• singing
• theater
• design
• photography
• concerts
• dancing
• cooking
• coffee
• yoga
• walking
• drinking
• cartoons
• movies
• tv
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• camping
• surfing
• sailing
• buddhist
• tennis
• freelancing
• languages
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I am passionately attached to Electronica (but not commercial, I mean the real good stuff) and I am particularly up for the styles IDM, Chill-Out, Trip Hop, Chill-Wave & Downtempo.
Specially the productions of the following artists:
Autechre, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Com Truise, Chet Faker, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Lusine, Moby, Tycho.

I also love Alternative, Indie, House, Lounge, Electro-Lounge, Jazz, Jazz-Rock, Grunge, Pop rock, Classical, and so on...

If there would be a prize for a movie/TV series watcher I would definetely win it!
The list of my favourites is too long, here is only a pic:
Her, American Hustle, The Big Lebowski, Interestellar, Matrix, Tron, Gran Torino,
Blade Runner, Jackie Brown, Skyfall, 2001 A space Odyssey, Dracula,
The Aviator, Cloud Atlas, Revolutionary Road, Drive, The curious case of Benjamin Button, O Brother, where art thou?, Pirates of the Caribbean,
Fear and Loathing in las Vegas, Slumdog Millionaire, Big Fish, Midnight in Paris,
Alice in Wonderland.
I like anything but horror, except for the following: Silent Hill, The Shining, Carrie, 6th sense, etc.

The list of TV series is really endless but I would say that my 5 favourites are:
Sherlock, White Collar, Fringe, The Tudors & Downton Abbey.

I love reading books, specially about philosophy and self-help and also mystery novels. Currently I am reading 'Dissertations on the chapters "Hoben" & "Juryo" of the Lotus Sutra' by Daisaku Ikeda and "Passenger to Frankfurt" by Agatha Christie.

Please refer to this list of my favourite books: https://www.facebook.com/natascha.stern/books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camping at the Beagle Channel in Ushuaia. Surfing in Rio de Janeiro at 6 AM. Traveling Mexico from the West to East-Coast in 20 days. Playing at the GEM Fest in Georgia. Watching sunset in Anaklia (Black Sea).

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can hang out with you if you have time, share stories and ideas, and tell you about my own area and experiences.
I love helping with housekeeping and cooking.
I'm also pretty flexible, independent and adaptable, so I'm up to try new things and help out when people need it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Germany, Spain