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Overview
About Me
** I will have very little time to spend with you as I am very busy, but will be happy to maybe have dinner or breakfast together and swap stories :) **
*****Some tips on what to do :) *****
Free things
http://www.gratis-in-berlin.de/
Wikitravel Article on Berlin
http://wikitravel.org/en/Berlin
Cheap anarchist/lefty stuff (in German)
http://stressfaktor.squat.net/
I'm a somewhat quiet but smiley person ;)
Into discovering small artsy "alternative" bars, cafés and teashops, going for walks, spending time by the water, having picnics, cooking, sharing music and conversation. Enjoy architecture and views, meeting new people and hearing their life stories.
PHILOSOPHY
It's the actions that count (rather than thoughts etc.)
Try to be honest and direct with oneself and others.
Everything is connected.
smiles make the world a better place! :) ^^ :D
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Surf, host, otherwise enjoy shared time with couchsurfers.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Couchsurfing with really nice hosts, activities with CS groups, hosting in Toulouse, Berlin and Taiwan.
Interests
talking, having serious discussions about new ideas, controversial ideas, out-there ideas, languages, reading (mostly fiction and in other languages). thinking, cycling, walking, yoga.
theatre, films, concerts.
table tennis, badminton, board games, cooking (vegetarian or vegan), baking (gluten-free), flute-playing.
trying to do something for others.
- concerts
- cooking
- baking
- vegetarian
- yoga
- walking
- movies
- board games
- reading
- traveling
- music
- cycling
- table tennis
- badminton
- history
- languages
- solo travel
Music, Movies, and Books
cinéma québécois, dramas and independent films
electro, techno, French music, jazz, rock, classical, folk-y music, pretty much all live music.
Brave New World (Huxley), La Peste (Camus), Les Faux-Monnayeurs (Gide), Sophie's World (Gaarder), Ecotopia (Callenbach), Never Let Me Go (Ishiguro), Hesse
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Walking right up close to a huge mountain (Mt. Edith Cavell in the Canadian Rockies) with glaciers, big chunks of ice, feeling the icy air blow towards me and hearing ice falling from way up high
Four weeks of solo travel, but meeting a ton of really nice people through couchsurfing and otherwise. Very special experience in mystical Sintra (Portugal), Cabo da Roca and Portugal in general...
Starting a new life in Europe :D :D !
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach some English, German, French and a bit of Chinese. I can share my favourite spots in Berlin, flute playing and cooking/baking :)
I'd like to learn Spanish and how to relax deeply, learning about some local history is cool too, like to practise Chinese
What I Can Share with Hosts
cooking (vegan or vegetarian), baking (gluten-free), flute music, English, German, French, basic knowledge of Chinese, stories
Countries I’ve Visited
Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
Canada, France, Germany, Taiwan