CURRENT MISSION

the search for self-awareness in relationships with others, the quest for honesty and respect beneath conventional outward appearances

ABOUT ME

My name is ellen and I love my shoes. they are the MOST comfortable thing in the world. chucks, oh they are great.
I recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire with an International Geography degree. It was quite exciting, I learned a fabulous skill - BEEKEEPING! which is my new passion.

It's been almost five years since I took over europe on backpack, a breathtaking experience where I met so many amazing wonderful couchsurfers and friends. I enjoyed myself way too much and i would do it all over again in a heartbeat. I've been back for almost seven years now from kdz. eregli, Turkey as an exchange student through Rotary International.

I live for biking and wine isn't so bad either. The good company of friends in the combination of friends and wine is even better.

One of my favorite quotes is by an artist who goes by the name of Atmosphere. "if i was santa clause i would fight for the cause and i wouldn't except nothing in return". I am not santa, but i will try damn hard to shadow his every move.

PHILOSOPHY

we are all the same.....

the piano keys are black n white, but they sound like a million colours in your mind -katie melua

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I try to give advice in anyway that i can, hosting and spreading the lifestyle of peace and understanding as best as I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

knowing someone for a good 20 mintutes and then striping down to literally nothing and enjoying a turkish bath. couchsurfing really brings us closer together.

Interests

dance like a fool, drink like a fish. but seriously, I do enjoy biking and cooking.

• fish
• culture
• dancing
• cooking
• wine
• coffee
• drinking
• piano
• cycling
• fishing
• backpacking
• geography

Music, Movies, and Books

To all my Turkish Friends out there....AVRUPA YAKISA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

where the wild things are.

Vandana Shiva.
Michael Pollen.
Starhawk.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well, I have been pretty much all over Germany, as for Türkiye, played okey with the locals, learned how to cook a few turkish dishes from a women could cannot speak a word of english. managed to survice 11 months in a culture like none i have seen before.

Backpacked europe for almost 3 months and made it back safe n' sound with lots and lots of stories up my sleeve.

Teach, Learn, Share

do it now.

"Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them."

- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hopefully good conversation.
Cookin and bikin.
Comfy bed.
Coffee in the morning.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey, United States

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