Hey, my name is Rike and I'm 24 years old. I was born and raised in Berlin, where I'm still living.
Currently, I've been traveling for more than two months now since I finished my Bachelor's degree in social work in Berlin. It was important for me to see something from the world before I'm going to continue my Master's degree in social work this fall.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

During my social volunteer year in South Africa (2012-2013) I lived and worked together with locals from the village and since then It has been important for me to get to know more about the people from the countries I've been traveling.
Couchsurfing is a great opportunity to have an exchange of people's culture, traditions, knowledge and so much more.
In addition to that Couchsurfing offers a great opportunity to travel a little bit cheaper, since (I guess) everybody knows how expensive it can get.
Of course, it's not about using somebody for their apartment. By offering my own home on couch surfing it's kind of a taking and giving :)

Interests

• cats
• dogs
• cooking
• baking
• traveling
• music
• swimming
• friends
• beach
• family
• beachvolley
• playing piano
• playing trumpet

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spending one year in South Africa. I fell in love with this country and I visited it already four times for now (to be continued :P)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have a small extra room in my apartment, which I can share as well as my kitchen and my bathroom.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, South Africa