My name is Angelique and I’m a recent transplant to Oregon originally from Dresden. I moved here to get more serious in the field of Outdoor Education, and have now completed my first two seasons here! I spent my summer in Portland teaching wilderness survival skills to wee little kids, then spent my fall down in Deschutes National Forest teaching ecology at an Outdoor School located very close to the beautiful area of Mt Washington, the PCT, and Three Fingered Jack. I’m currently in between seasons of work and decided to travel around the Asia

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to preface this part by apologizing for having no references yet. I just joined Couchsurfing last week after it was mentioned to me by the owner of the hostel i stayed at in Dresden. I’ve stayed with one welcoming hosts so far in the past week that I’ve shared great conversations and company with! So I am requesting the bare essentials of sleeping under a roof and access to drinking water. I also want to meet a diverse array of friendly welcoming people, because the rainy coast can get sort of lonely without new friends to show me around!

Interests

• writing
• theater
• photography
• diy
• exercise
• politics
• video games
• music
• karaoke
• martial arts
• languages
• medicine
• philosophy
• travel
• art
• travelling
• nature
• tea
• museums
• hitch hiking
• religious studies
• planning
• good books
• drawing/painting
• experimental cooking
• witty conversation
• dog shows
• creative parties
• social justice projects
• and making friends with strangers in odd places
• schutzhund etc. etc.

Music, Movies, and Books

I like non-mainstream movies, music from all over the world, and books that make you feel alive.

Books: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, A Confederacy of Dunces, Les Miserables, The Sirens of Titan, Animal Farm, A Clockwork Orange, Jitterbug Perfume, His Dark Materials

MUsic:
THE POGues, Talco, Gogol Bordello, Rancid, Flogging Molly, The Slackers, Korpiklaani, Eminem, Nofx, Leningrad, Streetlight Manifesto, The Zydepunks, AND MORE!!!
Uh..more?
MUCH MORE!!!
I'm a huge movie fan, I like world cinema and films that make you think. I tend to like retro films and contemporary Russian, German and Korean cinema best. That said, every now and again I just like to sit back, let my brain sleep and watch some colourful/explosive eye candy on the big screen.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I stood on a live, spewing-lava volcano in Guatemala. It was gorgeous.

I caught a pidgeon in my hands today. It was real soft and rufflly.

Teach, Learn, Share

Sharing experiences, a bootle of wine, points of view
This is what life is about

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can:
- teach ESL, German, Ibaloi
- cook
- draw/paint/take photos
- drive a manual car (but I only have a Mexican license)
- defend myself from an attack (?!)
- do the side-splits

I would like to learn to ride a motorcycle, to wolf whistle and how to juggle(!)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Croatia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Netherlands