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Overview

  • 17 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Danish, English, German; learning French, Spanish
  • 41, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • I work at the University of Copenhagen
  • I have a master's degree in Sociology
  • From Roskilde, Denmark
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To get to know new people and places, by not following the tourists' tracks but rather get the personal impression and a picture of everyday life :)

ABOUT ME

To travel is to live! I have always travelled and even though I'm most of the time very happy with my everyday life and try to make the most of it, there's a little restless feeling coming up once in a while and travelling has become an important and necessary part of my life. My parents have always travelled a lot with me and my 4 older sisters and brothers. They studied abroad when they were young and so have all my siblings and me. We have close family in England, Germany and Norway - and family friends in France (almost family). I have lived in Berlin (spring 2004), Vienna (2006-2007) and Brussels (2009). I have been working within Volunteer organizations since 2002 where I joined the international peace organization CISV, in 2007 I joined another NGO, Humanity in Action, a human rights organization and finally in 2009 I became trainer for the organization Action Aid. I have travelled a lot with these organizations, participating in seminars, workshops and also as a participant in camps or being the leader of youth camps. I like being and working in international teams and have learned a lot about myself through this and the different challenges that bring.

PHILOSOPHY

Optimism

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have surfed with ppl, traveled with some and had people over for coffee or some advice on where to go

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed with:
Emmanuel in San Francisco
Stephanie and Andras in Seattle
Don in Victoria
Nicholas in Vancouver

Had lunch with several couchsurfers in Brussels
Had dinner with Nancy and Douglas in Seattle, and Serge in Tokyo. Not to mention several nights out with CS-people here in Copenhagen

Interests

Travelling, my boyfriend, my friends and family, my volunteer work, running, skiing, hiking, music, theatre, nature, reading, dancing, cooking... I love to talk, discuss and be inspired by others. I'm very curious and can find something interesting about most things. I'm a big fan of learning by doing!

  • dancing
  • human rights
  • cooking
  • coffee
  • running
  • reading
  • traveling
  • volunteer work
  • music
  • hiking
  • skiing
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

I don't have a television, but I love to watch movies on my laptop. I should go more to the cinema cause I really like it but it's so expensive in Denmark. I play the piano and have a broad taste when it comes to music, it depends on my mood. These days I listen a lot to Bon Iver, Air, As in RebekkaMaria, Imogen Heap, Teitur and Cat Power. Thoughtfull days..

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Guatemala, Ireland, Japan, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany

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