I'm Tessa and I'm from Germany. In 2013 I finished my A-Levels. From Feburary to August in 2014 I visited a course of the Leipzig School of Design and learned a lot new things about design, photography and drawing. In 2015 I was traveling through Asia for 10 months. I had such a good time and I met so many amazing people especially through Couchsurfing. And I also tried so many new things. I'm more than thankful for all my experiences.

So: When was the last time you did something for the first time?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's amazing to meet strangers who will become your friends after spending a few hours together.
Since a few months I organise the monthly couchsurfing meeting in Bayreuth. It's amazing how fast we became such a big community!

Interests

I'm very interested in fashion and the process of design. My passion is drawing and painting. Whenever I travel, I always take my pencils, water colours and sketch book with me.
I love festivals. It is so great to dance a few days and forget everything else! And to celebrate with people you just met!
And I love food! Especially chocolate!
I finished my open water diving license in Bali and did my advanced and my coral reef research diver in the Seychelles. Diving is just amazing. You see so many crazy things and it is very realxing for me, you forget everything else and only concentrate on the beautiful ocean.

• design
• fashion
• photography
• festivals
• dancing
• chocolate
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• scuba diving
• long-term travel
• food
• the ocean
• sunshine
• my penny board
• second hand shops

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite movies are 500 Days of Summer & Casino Royale.

Music: Claire, Milky Chance, The Wombats, Vance Joy, Bilderbuch, Jack Johnson, Rikas, Mighty Oaks, Cro, Mac Miller, Beyoncé,...

Favorite Book: The Alchemist

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

From November to December in 2014 I stayed in China for volunteering at a panda base. It was amazig to see the pandas live and hear how they smack while they are eating!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how simple it is to draw some things and I could share my paintings with you.
I can also teach you some German or how you can introduce yourself in French.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I got a lot of stories to tell and we can share some new adventures, which we can tell our next Hosts or Surfers.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay