I love meeting people from other countries, listening to travel stories and learning about other cultures. Because of that, I did a one-year student exchange in New Zealand when I was 16 and after graduating from high school, I volunteered in Peru for another year. At the moment I'm studying, so I only get to travel in my holidays (if I have enough money), which is why in the mean time I try to meet people from other countries at home.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I first heard about couchsurfing during my voluntary year in Peru, because my host family there had couchsurfing visitors a couple of times while I was with them. This year in summer I hitchhiked through Eastern Europe with two other friends and we stayed a few nights with some really amazing couchsurfing hosts. I guess staying with locals is the best way to actually get to know a place and to learn something about a culture, which I think travelling is all about. Apart from that, I figured that backpackers belong to the most friendly, awesome, interesting people in the world and that I would like to meet more of them by hosting myself =)

Interests

• singing
• traveling
• drawing
• guitar
• good music

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music: Reggae, indie and acoustic music, but I basically like everything that's not too mainstream

Favorite Movie: Probably Forrest Gump

Favorite Book: "The paradox of vertical flight" by Emil Ostrovski

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I celebrated my 20th birthday by walking up Machu Picchu with my best friend

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ecuador, England, France, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, New Zealand, Peru