CURRENT MISSION

GO TO GUATEMALA AND LIVE A LA GUATEMALTECA!! Improve my spanish and my salsa skills :P

ABOUT ME

PARTY-LEARN-DANCE-PARTY-EAT-LEARN-DANCE !! That's me !

I am 23yo-mix-of-opposites girl who likes to travel, discover and meet people. I enjoy a lot hanging out with friends, having BBQ at the lake or lunch/aperitif with good food and good red wine ! Actually by good food I mean spaghettis (bolognese, pesto or à la Whatever), actually Italian food in general, Mexican Food, Spanish tapas, asian Food (<3 sushiiiii), huge salad this cheese, tomatoes, ham, onion etc, and not to forget : chocolate... as a good swiss girl hehe. I can spend hours cooking for friends, but when it comes to myself it's more like slice of bred with butter cheese and ham ;-).

About the "mix-of-oppsite" : I sometimes also need my space, which means being just by myself. During this time I like to got for a walk, read a book, laying on my bed, trying to redo the world or thinking about more trips. I adapt myself to the people I am with. I love partying but I also love being quite and go to bed early :). When I am passionate I am a hardworker. I like challenges and like to reach my goals.

When I´m in a new country, I like to visit the sightseeings (not fan of museums though) but above all, I like to meet the locals, discover how they live there, try to communicate even if we don´t speak the same language, taste their food and learn from them. I do believe everybody has smth to be learnt from.

PHILOSOPHY

- What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
- Never give up on your dreams.
=> I love the philosophy and moral of "O Alquimista" from Paulo Coelho

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I moved to Berlin in July 2009 and hope i'll be able to host more people than i used to when i was living in Switzerland. I was living in a 40'000 inhabitants city, that wasn't so touristic, so I was mostly hosting friends that I met in CS meeting.
I like to participate by hosting but also by joining or meeting couchsurfers for a drink and give them advices about the city I'm living in.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

- participated in some CS meetings
- organised some meetings
- hosted a few people
- crushed some people's couch
M E E T I N G S :
2007
1. Xmas Meeting, Alsace, France [MORE]
2. Xmas Evening, Neuchâtel, CH [MORE]

2008
3. 2nd Ambassador Meeting, CHX, CH [MORE]
4. Fondue, Vevey, CH [MORE]
5. B*days Meeting, CHX, CH [MORE]
6. Besaçon Meeting, Besançon, France [MORE]
7. Europa*park, Rust, Germany [MORE]
8. Moonraisers, Lausanne, CH [MORE]
9. BBQ, Vallée de Joux, Lausanne, CH [MORE]
10. BBQ, Lac de Neuch', CH [MORE]
11. CS Paella, Gossau, CH [MORE]
12. Torrée, CHX, CH [MORE]

2009
13. Earth Hour supper, Biel, CH [MORE]
14. Berlin Beach Camp 2009, Germany [MORE]
15. Rcntre Franco-Suisse, Brenets, CH [MORE]
16. Torée 2009, La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH [MORE]
17. Drink in Porter House, Dublin, Ireland [MORE]

H O S T E D :
(In Chx-de-Fds, Switzerland)
1. Christophe Asselin - Canada [June 08]
2. Alex - USA [July 08]
3. Antoine - France [July 08]
4. Stefan Starlinger - Austria [July 08]
5. Arthur - Brazil [August 08]
H O S T E D :
(In Berlin, Germany)
6. Daniel & girlfriend - Australia/Spain [August 09]
7. Roberto,Fabio & Annarita - Italy [August 09]
8. Paco and Martina - Uruguay [August 09]
9. Ulysse & Jane - France/Canada [February '10]
10. Daniel - Canada [July '10]
11. Dominik & Evelina - Poland [August '10]

S U R F E D :
1. Sophia Reinbold- Lahr [Mai 2008]
2. Daniel- Madrid, Spain [July 2008]
3. Francisco- Alicante, Spain [July 2008]
4. Villa Rosenau- Basel [November 2008]
5. Basak & Gülce - Istanbul [Nov. 2008]
6. MIRA & DERK-JAN- Amsterdam [April/May 2009]
7. Wiebe71 - Amsterdam[Mai 2009]
8. Kait & Marcus- Cork, Ireland [July 2009]
9. Michael Clement- New York, USA [Sept. 2009]
10. Türker- Antalya, Turkey [Dec. 2009]
11. Jimmy- Xela, Guatemala [Nov. 2010]

Interests

Not in any special order...

- Photography (for the challenge of finding the right combination between light, aperture, angle, colors and bring a usual scene great !)

- Horses (for their beauty and the happiness they bring to me when I ride them)

- Crafts/artisanat from all around the world !

- Volunteer work (Help my sisters and brothers around the world)

- Dance, specially latin ones (Because it is beautiful to see people dancing, the music is great and that's enough to make happy)

- Cultures, especially latin american and african ones.

- BBQ on the beach with good music ;-)

- The unknown, for sure ! Everything I don't know
interests me. Can be any topic, i just like to learn
new things.

• horses
• fish
• books
• photography
• beauty
• dancing
• dining
• italian food
• cooking
• chocolate
• wine
• red wine
• cheese
• bbq
• mexican food
• partying
• drinking
• crafts
• traveling
• volunteer work
• socializing
• music
• fishing
• backpacking
• camping
• scuba diving
• volunteering
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES
Favorite : The Truman Show, 500 days of Summer.
I enjoy watching movies at the cinema or at home with
friends but I'm unable to watch a movie alone... So boring ! I like Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre, The pacifier, The Lovely Bones, Monster Inc., Jeux d´enfants, Surf's up.

MUSIC
Favorite : Colli Buddz, Alicia Keys, Booba
Music makes life beautiful ! I can't spend one single day without listening to music ! I love almost every kind of music, but especially reggae, ragga, urban beats, pop-rock, latin music & electro. My favourite song ?! I have too many to name them all, but i love "A Woman's Worth" by Alicia Keys, "Come Around" by Collie Buddz, and "Herbalist" by Alborosie.

BOOKS
Favorite : The Alchimist, Paulo Coelho.
I enjoy Harlan Coben's book a lot. I used to be a big Harry Potter fan, but that was 9 years ago. I'm not into the potter thing anymore now. I love magazines such as GEO, with great pictures and interesting explanation. I like Witness Eye and National Geographics travel books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Traveling for 2 months through Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil and finally realising one of my dream ! Those countries have a reputation that they really don't deserve. Landscapes are beautiful, people are welcoming and generous, food is excellent, drinks are so good... I juste loved this trip - April/May/June 2010 (With Arthur)

- Backpacking 3 weeks in beautiful Southern Mexico - January/February 2010

- Amazing Car trip from Antalya to Kapadokia with Arthur and Jessie - DECEMBER 2009

- Old Head's Cliff & Cliffs of Moher, Ireland - JULY
2009 (with Arthur)

- Driving through the desert from LA to Las Vegas -
APRIL 2008 (with Steph)

- My first CS experience. Xmas meeting in France. Bruno hosted about 20 people in his dodjo. Amazing !

- Diving with baby sharks and lots of other fish, Malaysia (with Nantana) - JULY 2000

- Saw my brother puting a corn seed in his nose, sniffing it in, getting his breath blocked... Wasn't that funny at the moment, but when I think about it now, I have to laugh ;)

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn. Learning is an unlimited world and
that's exactly why I love to learn so much.
Everyday of your life you learn something new.
Isn't this amazing !?

At the moment I'm trying to learn spanish as I really love this language. It is hard tough to learn a language when you don't have the opportunity to speak much.

I like to share my knowledge with everyone who's
interested. I enjoy having talks about any topics.

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Guatemala, Switzerland

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