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Overview

  • 10 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German, Spanish; learning French, Hungarian, Japanese, Tigrinya, Twi
  • 34, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • Product Development in a German cosmetics company
  • I studied Intercultural Communications and Languages (Eng...
  • From Germany
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Important: I‘m slow in responding messages these weeks because I’m traveling with my boyfriend! Therefore can’t meet up, nor host anyone.

Enjoying this beautiful life: currently I’m staying in a co-living house with my partner and other travelers/digital nomads, that’s where I spend quality time with my partner and close friends, enjoying every day (even if it's just dancing through the kitchen to Latin beats), I love learning something new (snorkeling, free diving, energy healing and also learning more about the Japanese culture), creating new recipes and having fun testing dishes from around the world (though the amazing food in Bali keeps me away from cooking haha), AND I always try to make people laugh... wow there are so many missions!

I don’t have a permanent base right now and unfortunately cannot host you for that reason.

Traveling opens your mind and heart. One big lesson I learned: life is happening right here and right now. Live in the present moment, make it a fun and uplifting experience, and you’ll see how your life transforms! Change always happens within! Limits only exist in your mind!!
I met so many unique, dedicated and kind people. Traveling brought me to my soulmate. I’m grateful for the opportunities I received and can’t wait to see what’s coming next for us.

For the year of 2024 I'm planning to meet and connect with many new people from all over the world. I want to expand my spiritual knowledge, learn more about the depths of my soul and how energy is connecting all of us, discover new restaurants, learn how to cook authentic international food, make new friends, find my soul family, create a home base, explore my spirituality and enjoy life wherever my path leads me!

Jan: Germany & France
April-June: Indonesia
June: Australia
July: Germany
August: Scotland, Iceland & Greenland
September-October: Japan
November-December: Indonesia

Things I want to learn:
Languages: French, Twi and Tigrinya (pleaseeee hit me up if you wanna do a language exchange. I offer German, English, Spanish and Japanese in return and also a killer Cocktail recipe hehe)
Skills: free diving, meditating, Reiki, improve visualization and conceptual thinking, writing (texts, short stories, poetry), experimenting with my cooking skills (new healthy recipes), recording podcasts, content creation, danciiiiiing
Sports: Pilates, Yoga, Free diving, Afro Dance, would be cool to learn doing a backflip haha
Topics: Human Design, Energy Healing, how to create healthy, loving and supporting relationships with the close people around me, working fully remotely

Life goal:
Meet more soul family all over the world (and beyond) and create amazing communities. Enjoy and live in the present moment. Smile every day, because "it's a beautiful day to be alive" :)

Looking for:
- Twi or Japanese language exchange
- Salsa & Bachata dancers
- Afro Dancers
- Free Divers
- cooking enthusiasts or healthy food lovers
- lost philosophers, authors and poets ✨ (you know who you are hehe)
- just people to be silly with and have a good laugh

Books I wanna read (again):
Closer to Love, Vex King
The Teaching of Buddha
The Alchemist, Paolo Coelho
Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle

ABOUT ME

I love travelling and getting to know new people and cultures. I love life and laugh a lot, especially when it comes to funny travel stories and embarrassing moments! There's nothing better than moving to a new country, connecting with like minded people and cooking with friends. I love to enjoy great food while listening to random music and talking about even more random topics. Philosophical topics are my favorites!
Right now I‘m in the process of moving in with my partner and some of our closest friends. It‘s gonna be an adventure! 8 adults from 8 different countries! I already know that we will love it!

Sometimes I like to have time to myself, get lost in day dreaming and enjoy a long walk out in nature. My element is the wind, and I love watching the night sky! Do you think there's other life out there?
Languages, writing texts and words in general are my passion. Words can help to express our true feelings and thoughts. They help us to connect with each other, no matter the distance. Their existence proofs that someone before us had the same feeling and created a word to describe it.

I'm curious and would like to learn about your life, what drives you, what keeps you up at night and what were your moments of bliss? I'd love to learn new things from you and in return I could teach you some irresistible Guacamole or banana pancake recipe, Salsa, Bachata or how to create a happy life!

I lived 4 years in Paris, 1 year in Japan, 1 year in Guatemala, 9 months in El Salvador and half a year in Mexico. I hugged people from over 25 different countries of the world and each hug was amazing! Right now you can find me traveling in Bali and Japan!

PHILOSOPHY

You just got this one life so live your life to the fullest!! Be true to yourself and love yourself the way you would like to be loved by others. Choose to be kind and have fun! There's nothing serious going on here!! And always remember: believe in true love ❤ Also: good food and music make people happy :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love to meet up with people all over the world. Usually, I try to join CS events near my city and also meet people from CS when I'm travelling. I had amazing experiences staying with hosts in Japan and Guatemala. Once I'm a little more settled I would also be happy to host people passing through Germany.
If you want to hang out or meet up somewhere in the world, please send me a message!
Also if you need any advice on travelling Japan, Vietnam, Central America and Central Europe, I'd be happy to help!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A dear friend of mine welcomed couchsurfers at his house in Antigua pretty much every week. Thanks to him I got to meet some really fantastic people and wanted to try couchsurfing myself!

Interests

I love dancing Salsa and Bachata, cooking, hitting the gym, reading books, learning new languages, talking about deep topics and finding out what people enjoy about their lives! I really love food when it comes with great company!

  • writing
  • books
  • skin care
  • dancing
  • bachata
  • dining
  • cooking
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • languages
  • gym
  • salsa
  • ramen
  • japanese
  • christmas

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Age of Adaline, Disney and Studio Ghibli movies, Intouchables, Into the Wild, Slumdog Millionaire, Crazy Stupid Love, The Age of Adaline, Soul Surfer, Insidious, The Ring, The Cunjuring

TV Series: Crash Landing on you, Game of Thrones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, any crime shows, The Haunting of Hill House

Books: “I SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I AM UP TO NO GOOD.” 😇
Currently reading: Seth Speaks
A book all women should read: Beyond the Pill of Jolene Brighten

Music: Salsa, Bachata, Reggeaton, anything created by Dreamweaver

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living 1 year in Antigua, Guatemala where I was teaching English and joined a Salsa dancing group. Antigua is such a cozy and special place to connect with the warmest people and enjoy live music.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share my language/cooking/dancing skills and travel experiences in Asia and Central America. As well as my hilarious travel stories haha

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd be happy to share with you memorable stories about past trips and beautiful places to visit. I love to share knowledge and insights about different cultures and things happening in the world. Also I'm always happy to welome you in Germany and show you around!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Canada, China, El Salvador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico

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