CURRENT MISSION

bouncing on trampolins all over the world and find the one with the best view

ABOUT ME

We, Mareike (37), Christian (40), our son Pepe (5) and little daughter Fritzi (born June 2019) love to have the choice to do everything, we love travelling, music, concerts, our friends, Berlin, the summer, laughing, cold beer...
the idea to escape from this (Berlins nightlife is still there in 15 years...)and get to know people from all over the world
++find out it feels to be naturedrunken++

back in 2010/11 and 2015/2016 being afamily we have been doing wwoofing all over NZ at more 15 different places and learnt so much from the locals - another great way of travelling around the world
went for more adventures in Southeast Asia and Hawaii

Next stop: New Zealand again!!

PHILOSOPHY

Smile! Life is simple

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have surfed couches in New Zealand, Southeast Asia and Europe and met so many nice people, learnt a lot and feel so happy about how this works!! Just love it! Thanks again for to everybody who hosted us!!

Interests

6 months in New Zealand + meeting friends who where once couchsurfing hosts+ sunshine + awesome nature + great people + a day at the beach, surfing and swimming + sitting down by the fire + music + good food + a glass of wine + listen to your stories, telling ours = going on with having only good days

• concerts
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• wine
• beer
• nightlife
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• bungee jumping

Music, Movies, and Books

too many,just to name a very few

music: Arcade Fire_At the drive in_Beastie Boys_Beatsteaks_CocoRosie_Dead Weather_Eddie Vedder_Ezra Furman_Frank Turner_Gentleman_Incubus_Life of Agony_New Order_Nirvana_Pixies_Rage against the machine_Refused_Smashing Pumpkins_Sonic Youth_The Doors_The Kills_King Khan & BBQ Show_Tribute to Nothing_The Veils_White Stripes_Zebu!

movies: Adams Apples_Big fish_Forrest Gump_Full Metal Village_My life without me_Radio Rock Revolution_The Diving Bell and the Butterfly_Waking Ned Divine_everything from Tarantino and the Cohen Brothers

favorite authors: John Irving_Orhan Pamuk_TC Boyle

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Mareike:
*falling out of a Cessna overlooking Mt.Cook/Aoraki with an Irish guy on my back
*3x bungee jumps in a row
*giving birth
Christian:
*waking up in our van on the beach and seeing the sunrise at the easternmost city of the world

Teach, Learn, Share

We share our laughs with you and our passion for music.
We both love cooking and would love to share some of our favourite recipes with you.
Christian is very good at repairing cycles.
Mareike can show you how to sew.
Pepe is always looking for new friends to play soccer.
Fritzi can make you smile within 10 seconds.
There is more. Ask. Find out.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bolivia, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, New Zealand, Thailand

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