I am Lena, a 26 year old girl who loves travelling, especially since I grew up in Germany, Spain and Portugal meaning that I am used to moving (14 times already!). I moved to Essen little over a year ago and started as trainee at a big industrial company.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am here to meet interesting people from all around the world and to finally know how the Couchsurfing experience feels like!

And as newcomer to the region, I would be happy to explore with locals :)

Interests

My interests are very diverse ;-) Above all I love to travel, so learning about new destinations and talking about past ones is one of my passions. Also I love taking pictures although I know that my camera has a lot more potential than I'm actually using! Haha :-) still have to enhance my photography skills... And then I have tried a whole range of sports: soccer (10 years), tennis, swimming, yoga, kickboxing, spinning, car races, horse riding, jogging, surfing, diving, ... Whenever I find time, I like to read books and I like watching TV series (House of Cards, Breaking Bad, HIMYM, Gossip Girl, ...) and movies. Ah, and start-ups and crowdfunding also get me easily fascinated. Plus I like to spend evenings over a self-cooked dinner with some good friends and family, maybe with some table games and wine or gin tonic ;-)

• books
• photography
• wine
• yoga
• movies
• tv
• traveling
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sports
• soccer
• tennis
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Sometimes romantic, sometimes suspenseful, sometimes dramatic and sometimes real life stories...

Among my favorite authors are Paulo Coelho and Khaled Hosseini.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of the most amazing things I have done is taking 10 weeks to travel through Thailand and Myanmar all by myself. It was the most fantastic travel experience I had so far :-)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share my travel experiences and some language skills if you like :-) When it comes to learning, I am always curious. If you can, I'd love to learn more about photography and/ or Photoshop.

Other than that I love having meaningful conversations, the feeling you get when you make a true connection.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Myanmar, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Austria, Germany, Portugal, Spain