I'm a 26-year-old student (german literature, gender studies and sociology).
I like reading, listening to and making music (I play drums). I'm engaged in emancipatory political work and of course I don't want to host (or be hosted by) racists, nationalists, sexists, homophobes, anti-Semites, etc. But actually I have never met a couchsurfer or a host like that up to now, which is one of the reasons why I like couchsurfing so much. It seems as if this network was a magnet for open-minded, tolerant and generous people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

In the summer of 2011 I've made my first couchsurfing-experiences in France and it was really great!

Interests

- my studies
- politics
- listening to and making music
- reading
- discovering new places and people

• literature
• cooking
• drinking
• politics
• reading
• music
• drums
• gender studies
• sociology
• hitchhiking
• critical theory

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been hitchhiking from Flensburg (Germany) to Malmö (Sweden) together with a friend. When we arrived there, it was 9 o'clock in the evening and we didn't have a place to sleep (at this time I didn't know CS yet). We went into an alternative bar in the city centre to drink a limonade and prepare for spending a night under a bridge - when a young man asked us if he could help. We told him about our situation and he immediately made two phone calls. Two minutes later we had a place to sleep and (which is much more important actually) the feeling that there are more unselfish and generous people in the world than one commonly thinks!

Countries I’ve Visited

Greece, Norway

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany

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