Hi i'm Helen and i live in Erfurt where i'm studying architecture.
Since I was little my parents took me and my sister on trips to get to know the world a little better. I learned that, no matter how far away, each place has its own remarkable features - and sometimes the places closest to home can hold the biggest surprises.
Being brought up bilingual (english and german) my understanding of the word "home" has always been difficult, as I feel, that I have two homes and two families in different countries.
So, after having lived in germany all my life, I decided to move to my aunt in England- when I was 15 years old. For a year I stayed with them and got to know my family, my homeland and myself a little better.
It also kindled my love to travel and meet new people. So after returning to Germany and finishing school, I took a bigger leap and travelled all the way to West africa, to beautiful little country called Togo. I spent my time there volunteering- I teached english in a High School.
After returning to Germany and starting to study architecture at University, I now use all the free time I have to travel and see new places.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The key to getting to know a place is the people, who live there.
With Couchsurfing you get to know the places far away from the tourist routes. That's why I find the idea and philosophy of it so inspiring. Wherever I go, I try to Couchsurf as much as possible.

Interests

As an architecture student I look at cities a little differently than other people. My first look goes upwards- to see the whole house instead of just the storefront/cafe/etc.
In my free time I listen to music a lot, read books, watch way too many films and series, but I also like to be active. I like nearly any kind of sports, especially football, longboarding and slacklining.

• architecture
• reading
• traveling
• music
• sports

Teach, Learn, Share

I would like to share my travelling experiences with others and to hear from their adventures!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Togo, United Kingdom, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Germany, Togo