Although I love my city (Duisburg) and I am usually locally rooted in my region, I'm always looking for something new: places, people, food, art, music - whatever seems interesting. Right now I'm working as a teacher in Borken, a small town in the Münsterland. But usually I'm back in Duisburg or Essen for the weekends and know a lot of places to see, even though I can't host anybody there. My apartment in Borken is huge though :)

I studied German studies and art in Essen and Helsinki, after that I went to Chongqing, China, for teaching. Next trip? Iran!

So far my profile looks a little poor since I never used my own account to couch surf. I did some surfing with friends on Malta, in Finland and Estonia, though.

I would say I'm a quite easy going and pleasant person... I really enjoy cooking for people btw ;-)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I'm sick of hotels & hostels. Especially for my trip to Iran it would be a pleasure to stay at people's homes, to share views and opinions, to laugh and have a good time. I heard a lot about this country from friends and it would be a pity just looking at it as an outsider. Btw my next home is gonna be in Cologne (Germany) which is probably a little bit more interesting than the small town where I used to live for the last year and I'll be hosting people there as well :)

Interests

Art, literature, interesting people & places, good food, crazy dancing

• arts
• literature
• dining
• cooking
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

George Orwell - 1984, Stefan Zweig - The world of yesterday

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Teaching German to Chinese students in B1 who didn't speak German at all and very bad English.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Lots of stories, fun & food! A huge apartment and free trips on the weekends to Essen, Duisburg or Düsseldorf.

Soon also in Cologne!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Finland, Germany