My name is Sophie and I'm an Art Education student from Leipzig. At the moment I'm doing an Erasmus semester as a Fine Art student in Leeds. Living in the UK for a while was always a wish of me and so I chose Leeds for my abroad semester. Now I'm really excited to get to now the country better, see different places and travel around before I'm going back to Leipzig to finish my studies.

Interests

I study Art Education and Fine Art at the moment and draw, take analog photographies and print quite a lot in my free time. After finishing my Art Education studies I wanna start to study Graphic and Communication Design because I just discovered design and illustrations is the thing I really wanna do. I also work as a journalist for an online music magazine which I love and spent three years working at the university radio station in Leipzig.

I love drinking coffee in the morning and drawing or having looong conversations while I put on some of my favourite playlists. On weekends I like to go out to concerts of my favourite artists, shabby bars or some techno partys.

• literature
• design
• festivals
• coffee
• running
• music
• electronic music
• cycling
• art history
• journalism
• art
• exhibitions
• feminism
• museums
• illustration
• gallerys
• risography
• analogphotography

Music, Movies, and Books

There is a looot to all of this because I love exploring pop culture and I find new stuff everyday. But I try to do a list of some of my favourites:

MUSIC

- My all time favs -
King Krule, Metronomy, Mac DeMarco, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Tame Impala, MGMT, M.I.A., Gorillaz, Kate Tempest, Future Islands, The Doors

- What I enjoy at the moment -
Kali Uchis, The Internet, Steve Lacy, Parcels, Franc Moody, Donna Summer, Mavi Phoenix, Little Dragon, DJ Boring, Princess Nokia, Tyler The Creator, Kate Bush, Siouxsee and the Banshees, Björk, Connan Mockasin

MOVIES

Clueless, Twin Peaks, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Amélie, Trainspotting, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Back to the Future, The Breakfast Club, Mulholland Drive, American Beauty, Leon the Professional, Moonrise Kingdom

BOOKS

T.C. Boyle Books in general, Slaughterhouse-Five, 1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World, Lord of the Flies, The Catcher in the Rye, Storys by Alice Munro

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Starting to work as a music journalist and doing interviews with amazing artists

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share lots of playlists and music tips with you. And I could teach you some German of course.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can help you with everything in your flat, from doing your dishes to watering your plants. I could also try to draw a little portrait of you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United Kingdom