CURRENT MISSION

plant a seed of friendship; reap a bouquet of happiness

ABOUT ME

Hi everyone. I'm Vesna, a CS-member since 2010. I am here 'cause I love meeting new wonderful people! :)

I was born, grew up and lived in Bosnia, but one day, due as much to the external circumstances well known from the news, as to my pioneering spirit, I packed my suitcase and I began my new life in Munich.

On my way I did diverse things such as: selling cheese, bartendering, teaching languages, translating comics, interpreting for the refugees, programming websites. I assisted in a bindery for hand-crafted books, I traded Eames chairs I found in the garbage, I worked in a biochemical laboratory for a Nobel laureate, and wrote user manuals for medical devices, such- as bone mill ;) I am currently working as an environmental engineer.

Furthermore I organized some cool cultural projects in Munich, such as:
* Wostoks exhibition-Wostok is serbian underground comic author* concert of "Starke" - a bosnian feminist electronic trio from Sarajevo, * piano classical music concert

You see, I'm so versatile and flexible ;) I can even make my toes touch my ears when I'm sitting down ^_^

PHILOSOPHY

I would call myself a secular humanist. I live in the present but pay due attention to the future.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have been hosting and have been hosted ever since. Friends and friends of friends, and by friends and friends of friends.

MY OPINION ABOUT COUCHSURFING.ORG

I am concerned because Couchsurfing.org has changed its organizational orientation from a non-profit, commons-based project towards a for-profit company in 2011. I do not like the loss of transparency and privacy. Thats why I've been thinking about switching to an alternative hospitality platform.

Interests

coincidences, learning to play guitar, ukulele, fixing things, farmers markets, local history, cemeteries, sewing, stinky cheeses, drinking tee, the Balkans, pan-slavism, proto-indo-european language, feminism, gender, comix, SF, countercultures, music, art, the sound of popcorn popping in the microwave....

• arts
• writing
• books
• concerts
• womens rights
• cooking
• cheese
• partying
• drinking
• news
• comics
• music
• classical music
• guitar
• piano
• cosmetology
• teaching
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Some movies I've seen recently and I liked: Snowpiercer, Ghost World, Moon, Twelve Angry Men...

My latest readings are Thomas Pynchons "The Crying of Lot 49", Craig Thompsons graphic novel "Blankets", Jonathan Franzens "The Corrections"...

I like many different styles of music and I love to discover new, weird, old and local stuff...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once I succeeded to touch my nose with my tongue.

Teach, Learn, Share

Me? I can show you interesting places in my city. If you are lucky, I might take you to a party or interduce you to some of my lovely friends. I can teach you how to make homemade soap. And everything about baby slings, wraps and carriers.

You? Maybe you know some guitar or ukulele tricks? Or some tasseography? Or you could teach me how to cook new stuff?

Countries I’ve Visited

Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Serbia

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