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  • 18 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Swiss German; learning English, French, Italian, Swahili
  • 41, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • nurse
  • No education listed
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

try to be a (tiny) piece in the jigsaw puzzle "peace"

ABOUT ME

rather quiet person at first, but like very much getting to know other people, know about their lives, share ideas, be happy together or also share sad stories to make one's burden a bit lighter;
a rather realistic person but still like dreaming;
a great nature lover, get new energy from it;
sometimes quite adventurous, like going up to my limits, travelling without knowing my itinerary or my next place to sleep, just following my feelings;
need physical movement to be in a balance;
believe in the goodness of a person;
enjoy my work as nurse which is different every day, where basic needs count more than in the "outside world";
enjoy the life as guardian of a mountain hut 6 months a year in a very remote place;
enjoy my family every day

PHILOSOPHY

life is very precious to me, i see it as a gift (from i don't know whom) and i'd like to share this gift with others
i am full of questions: why did i get this gift? where is my place? for what am i here?

Interests

nature, mountaineering, rock climbing, trekking, ski tours, being outside;
cooking, trying new recipes, eating;
learning to play the guitar;
reading newspaper;
travelling, getting to know about the lives of people in other places, their society, politics...;
flowers, wild herbs;
sunshine, heavy rainfall, storms, snow storms, experiencing the powers of nature;
sitting together with friends, drinking tea or a glass of red wine, playing table games

  • animals
  • cooking
  • recipes
  • wine
  • red wine
  • drinking
  • flowers
  • politics
  • reading
  • traveling
  • guitar
  • mountaineering
  • skiing
  • rock climbing
  • medicine
  • nursing
  • tours

Music, Movies, and Books

music: the local popular and folkloristic music of the places i visit, balkan sound (bregovic, bucovina club, shantel...), reggae, swiss music (linard bardill/pippo pollina)
movies: hotel rwanda, blood diamond, desert flower, the constant gardener, amélie, ensemble c'est tout, kusturica movies
books: biographies, "true" stories

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

bivouac on a beautiful swiss mountain on 3000m alone: just stars, mountain animals, strong wind and amazing sunset and sunrise

Teach, Learn, Share

teach:
swiss german;
some wild herbs, their use in medicine and cooking;
traditional swiss card game "jass"
...

would like to learn:
about political, social... system of your country;
spanish;
cooking new dishes

would like to share:
travel experiences, life stories, joy to be somewhere in nature, company at a good cup of tea

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Montenegro, Morocco, Rwanda, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kenya, Switzerland

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