We're currently trying to move to Aotearoa NZ. Don't know how long we'll stay, maybe a year, maybe longer...

In 2019 we started a hitchhiking trip with our tent and were trying to make it once around the world. Then Covid happened while we were in Iran and we had to go back to Germany.
Instead of baking banana bread we started our own little bean-to-bar chocolate manufacture and restored a really old van in order to travel around Europe a bit.

But now all of that is in storage and we're excited to get to know New Zealand and hope you can help us a little bit ☺️

We always love hearing stories about your country/city/culture look forward to hang out with you.
We're also vegetarian/vegan but very uncomplicated - promise!

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/lomi_schokolade

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

CS is such a fun way to connect with people, have adventures and help each other.

Interests

We're both passionate about protecting the environment and fair/ethical trade.
Downhill biking, road cycling and snowboarding are Tobis favourite sports.
Melanie likes downhill biking but also loves surfing (still a beginner but working on it)
We also love going to festivals in the summer and dance.
Tobi works and is very interested in IT. He also loves to find out how stuff works and then build it himself.
Melanie works as a video editor, motion & graphic designer and loves everything to do with filmmaking.

• chickens
• books
• film festivals
• cooking
• chocolate
• politics
• windsurfing
• snowboarding
• filmmaking
• trekking
• mountainbike
• video editing
• downhill
• project management
• motion graphics
• chocolate making
• information technology
• software development
• environmental protection
• stock market
• free camping

Music, Movies, and Books

Tobi:
I just read my first book, I like Electro, Techno and Italian disco.

Melanie:
I love reading all kinds of genres and books. I'm also a real film/ TV series nerd....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

🚴🏔️ We crossed the Alps with our Mountainbikes (Tobi more than once) (120km/day)

⛵️💨 We rented a sailing boat without having a license, then realized the wind strength was 6 🙈

🚗👍🏽 We hitchhiked 7.000 km from Germany to Iran in 8 months.

🐣🛁 We raised a sick baby chick in our bathtub which then became a cock 🐓

🍫🥉 We taught ourselves how to make chocolate from bean to bar and won two awards with our first chocolate

Teach, Learn, Share

We can tell you EVERYTHING about chocolate... and chickens (because Melanie has pet chickens in Germany and won't shut up about them)
We also love cooking and baking - sharing food in general.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We can cook for you: Neapolitan Pizza, Lasagna, Curry, Khatschapuri... are some of our specialities 👩🏼‍🍳👨‍🍳

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Macao, Peru, Romania, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, England, Georgia, Germany