ABOUT ME I'd describe myself as an open minded, easy-going and adventurous kind of person who likes to experience everything that life has to offer. I enjoy meeting people from all kinds of cultural backgrounds and sharing stories to broaden my horizon and learn about different perspectives. Besides that, I'm always down for some random adventures. I thrive on spontaneity and believe that the best adventures often come from unplanned moments. Having grown up in a a big city, I now find joy in reconnecting with nature and often seek out hiking opportunities wherever I go. I much prefer the serenity of the outdoors to the hustle and bustle of urban sightseeing. Give me a tent under the stars over a hotel room any day. That said, I do appreciate the cultural richness cities offer—I enjoy spending time in cafes, pubs, museums, and galleries, absorbing the local vibe. PHILOSOPHY “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.” - Jack Kerouac I'm not a fan of materialism and consumerism, and I try to live a life that values experiences and connections over possessions.
There are four of us: Nicole (42), Meret (19), Rio (15) and I (45). Despite - or probably because - of the chaos that our small family cosmos produces every day, we still like being together. We are quite content with our life and what we have in it. We live quite secluded (but not lonely) in the middle of the forest and try to get by here with as little unnecessary ballast as possible. As far as possible, we shape our everyday life with what is available on site, within the natural cycles and in harmony with the seasons. We do a lot by ourselves, like to recycle and upcycle, and tinker with and on all sorts of things. Of course, we also think sustainability is great! :-) A longer time ago we both studied something, even to the end! Nicole studied dentistry, I (among other things) folklore/cultural history, history of art and East European history. However, that says very little about us. Hopefully you can have a clever conversation with us. But we don't cultivate any academic airs and graces. Basically we like down-to-earth people who do their daily work with joy (like us), can manage things with their own hands, know how to help themselves, who don't take themselves too seriously and who prefer to ask questions than to always have "the" "right" answer for everything. Nicole fixes her patient's teeth (and sometimes also their souls). I'm a historian but work as a maintenance man in a forest kindergarden, handyman and landscape contractor.
I do not host people at the moment. Not a good writer, just ask me what you want. I have a huge flat in the city center and you are welcome to stay here. You can sleep on my sofa either with your sleeping bag or i can provide you bedding and linen. I don't have pets and pets are not allowed. Feel free to use the kitchen and the washing machine. Train and bus are very close. You can stay up to three nights. During days i have to work and of course i have my own life. But if you want and i have time we can spend time together (cooking, grab some beer, hiking or i can show you the city or something else).
I am nurse and I love travelling, backpacking and travel on train, hitchhiking. I learn more about other cultures. Right now I am not settled and I am quite often away on my way. I use all my free time to discover new things, travel and see that the world is without borders, enjoy life before and create connections with people, have friends in all the world and as well people to connect with each other. I am very dynamic person. I am crazy about learn new languages, so speak fluent six languages and I hope to practice and improve while speaking with native speakers 🇩🇪🇷🇺🇬🇧🇫🇷🇪🇸🇧🇷. I would like to improve my oral speaking in 🇧🇷🇨🇮 🇩🇰 🇨🇭. I would love to learn any language you speak. I love languages! 🇩🇰 Jeg er ved at lære dansk og har brug for hjælp til udtale og håber, at jeg en dag kan tage på cykeltur i Danmark eller endda flytte til Danmark, hehehe. I did my Erasmus in Austria and I lived in the Switzerland so 🇨🇭 Grad jetzt isch mini Härz in dem Land, drum chasch du mir au helfe, das Dialäkt z'lehre.
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I am really curious about people and cultures and would claim to have an open heart and mind. Happy to get to know you 🤞
Hey, I am Thomas - born in 1983. Since 2015 I live in an old builded house located at Jena's west side. Nearby is a park mountain called 'Friedensberg', where I often sit down to look the sunset. My interests are to go hiking up to the wooden hills and forests around Jena. Also dancing is a favorite of mine, whether wave dance or freestyle to electronic sounds: be on move to the music, I love. Usual I listen to Towa Tei, Nighthawks, Tosca, Hundreds, Tonbruket... I also love to see actings at theatre: they have to be clearly directed without post modern self presentation. Then my attention is sure, if a narration is noticeable like in the personal style of Thomas Langhoff or Dieter Dorn... Now and then I like to look a catching movie. There are my favorite directors Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Volker Schlöndorff, Michael Haneke, Quentin Tarantino and some more... If the winter is around or I have time during rainy days I also often like to read a book of Ferdinand von Schirach, China Achebe, Franz Kafka, Khalil Gibran and a lots of more authors. About me I could say that I am an aesthete. I like holistic perspectives to combine them in a narration, maybe a tale or a short story - who knows? May be I am a surfer of light waves or simply a traveller ;)
I'm a big food enthusiast, wannabe troublemaker and professional procrastinator🌞 I study in a small town in germany psychotherapy and like to go out of this small town from time to time. So at least once a year I manage to travel all by my own for at least one month, always seeking discomfort to open up my mind. So I would consider myself as respectful, open minded, honest and spontaneous. I want to experience the true culture of my travel destinations. But when I'm at home you're welcome to be my guest.
If you want to write a reference for me, please write it in your own MOTHER TONGUE, I think all languages and accents are beautiful, so I would like to have a collection of different beautiful languages and accents :) ***about me*** I am very active, optimistic, and adventurous person. I always like to try new things, meeting new people, listening to their stories and learning something new. This is why I am on Couchsurfing :D I am one of the main organizers of a big international group with full of international and open-minded people. If you like, you can join our events during your stay in Jena. We like to see new faces. This is our website: https://www.togetherinjena.org I think every culture and language has its own beauty and there is always something new to learn by meeting people. I like to meet open-minded people who like the life, accept the differences and respect. I am a bit shy and introverted person in the beginning when I meet someone, but after a short time, I will be funny and interesting person. This is how other people experienced and wrote references. I like cozy conversations in small groups rather than superficial talks in big groups. For healthy reasons, I do not smoke and do not drink. It doesn't mean I am a boring person. I respect everyone and join my friends when they go to drink something and we usually have a lot of fun. But if you are looking for a company to go and get drunk like the hell, I am not the proper person.
I am out of CS in 02.05.2027 Hey Coucsurfers! My name is Nedimcan. I am 24 years old Nurse student. I like dabbling in languages. I like spending my time on reading, sports, learning, Netflix, Philosophy, science, and history fascinate me as well. When I travel, I am chill.I am a guy open for adventures and I want to experience the life to the fullest. Until 20 I did not even go abroad, not even visited great cities in my own country. 2022 Changed my life, my perspective about the world and traveling. Since then I am traveling a lot. With every city, a new person; with a new person, new memories. Due to the fact that I live in shared apartment, I cannot host anyone because my flatmates are not okay with me hosting someone. -here is your safe space if you are LGBTQ+ or a nudist or a woman :).
I am Jessi, 28 years old and finished my bachelor studies in South East European studies and French philology this year. Currently I am living in Jena, Germany where I study German as foreign language. Besides my studies I work in a vegan food store, play table tennis and being involved in a feminist/ activist group. I love traveling, meeting new people and new cultures. I am a very open and social person. My friends tell me that I am always happy, smiling and distribute positive energy. I was already living in Varna, Bulgaria for 10 months, half a year in Zagreb and 10 months in Split. I love to talk about a lot of different topics, just ask me whatever you want. I am against any type of hate, discrimination and violence. Let's just be kind with each other and accept everyone!!! :) LGBTQI+ and veggie/vegan friendly
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I like bad crime novels, Capri Sun, and bouquets of flowers. I love being out and about, meeting all kinds of different people, and collecting funny, strange stories that I can tell my friends back home ;)
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