CURRENT MISSION

To live life as sincerely and compassionately as possible--and yet to never take myself too seriously!

ABOUT ME

Hello there! I am a weird but kind-hearted person who loves to laugh and travel and learn. I am a nerd at heart and like a lot of literature and art history and science (especially weird evolution or psychology things). But I also love to drink with friends and have a good time :-)

I was born to a Danish family and raised in Texas, but my heart will forever belong in Denmark. Last year I lived in Prague and taught English. Currently I'm in Scotland doing a masters.

On top of being a teacher/student, I am an oil painter and freelance illustrator! You can check out my work here:
http://cargocollective.com/AnneKatrine

I am also a vegetarian. (Sometimes that is a problem when I travel, but not usually!)

PHILOSOPHY

Do what you love and fuck the rest.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have been hosted in many different countries across Europe, with only amazingly positive experiences so far.

When I lived in Copenhagen I gave tours of Christiania to surfers and occasionally hosted. Then in Austin Texas I hosted a few surfers in my crazy hippie co-op house (which was shared by 17 people!). I also hosted in Prague!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

-Was hosted in Russia and Poland in March and April 2013.
-Couchsurfed for 15 days in a row in 14 different cities on my biking trip from Copenhagen to Stavanger, Norway. :-D
-Emergency surfed a few times on my two-month long trip across all central/western europe with my brother!
-Biked across the USA, summer 2014
-Have hosted over a dozen surfers now!

Interests

Classical piano, children's books, pokemon, modernist art and literature, roller-skating, comedy, biking, sunshine.

• pets
• arts
• books
• literature
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• drinking
• traveling
• piano
• cycling
• animation
• art history
• teaching
• freelancing
• history
• psychology
• science
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Amelie, V for Vendetta, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Little Miss Sunshine, Coraline, Kiki's Delivery Service, and anything by Wes Anderson.

Books: To the Lighthouse, Catcher in the Rye, Never Let Me Go, Shakespeare's plays, Jane Eyre, The Yellow Wallpaper, The Awakening, The Member of the Wedding, Slaughterhouse V, Howl's Moving Castle, Jane Austen novels (all six!), and anything by Joyce Carol Oates or Malcolm Gladwell.
(Many, many more! I love books :)

Music: Arcade Fire, The Shins, The Beach Boys, She and Him, Gogol Bordello, The Beatles, The Mamas and the Papas, The Kinks, Simon and Garfunkel, Ella Fitzgerald, The Rolling Stones, Florence and the Machine, Muse, Imagine Dragons, Regina Spektor.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I pet a wild dolphin once! It was MAGICAL

Teach, Learn, Share

I know quite a bit about art history and literature, if you're interested! I also am a native English speaker, if you would like to practice your English skills out.

Plus I can cook tex-mex food and bake cookies :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Denmark, United Kingdom, United States