Hi! My name is Sophia. I love being active and outdoors, even though I can also enjoy some relaxation now and then. I love swimming (preferably lakes and sea), hiking, doing sports (I don’t have a natural talent for many of them, but I still want to try them all out and hopefully get a little bit better each time I try), I am interested in art, I enjoy cooking (trying out some new dishes now and then), and I enjoy spending quality time with friends or making new acquaintances (I try even in supermarkets, but somehow not many people there are very interested in deep conversations about the beauty of a pot of honey, or the difference between a “jazz” apple and a “jonagold”).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My favorite way of traveling is living like the locals do. I try to avoid crowded tourist spots. I prefer to visit friends, meet their friends, hang out together, hear from them what their favorite spots are and discover them together. My mission is succesful when I am traveling and some tourist asks me the way.

Interests

• arts
• pilates
• working out
• beaches
• museums
• walking around
• discovering new food

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Holiday, Debussy, Bach, Roméo Elvis, France Gall, Cesaria Evora, The opposites, Stan Getz, Mayra Andrade, Souad Massi, Oum Kalthoum, and many many more in all genres.

Movies: Glasses (Mégane), Die Wand, Das Leben der Anderen, Mektoub, my love, Tiny furniture, Breakfast at Tiffany's, 10 things I hate about you,...

Books: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Haruki Murakami, Apollinaire, Rilke, Stefan Zweig,...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sleep a night on the Chinese wall

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some Dutch or German, share the secret ingredients of my famous lasagna, teach some pilates.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Germany, Netherlands