ABOUT ME
Well, some words about myself:

- I’m easy-going, open-minded, spontaneous, unfancy, very patient, curious, mostly extrovert, a chocoholic, an optimist

- I quit my job in June 2024 and spent a year abroad at different places… and decided to move to Bologna in Oct. 2025

- I prefer outdoor over indoor, change over continuity hence trying a new dish over ordering a known one, beer over wine, imagination over pure logic, dogs over cats (after dinosaurs)

- the simple things I like: salty/spicy chocolate, Korean food 👅, shazamming a cool song, singing in the car, learning new words, rainy days (couching yeay 🍿), daydreaming, unpredicted encounters that make me laugh, a good hug with friends

- I get goosebumps on my back from eating shortcrust pastry or digging in the sand

- I love meeting new people (surprise surprise!) - if we have a different opinion on things, it’s always nice to gain a new perspective on topics… but I don’t tolerate intolerance e.g. attitudes against queer/LGBTQIA+ equality or ethnic minorities - discrimination is not an opinion

PHILOSOPHY

“Change is the only constant.”

“Don't find yourself, create yourself.” (*and let the world participate in the creation process)

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” (For me personally, life in this world is enough - beautiful/enriching/diverse enough. Why would a beyond or afterlife be necessary?)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet new people - experience places with locals - show visitors my beautiful city

Interests

linguistics, learning vocabulary (somehow relaxes me e.g. after a stressful day), teaching, travelling, nature, outdoor activities, photography, festivals and concerts, cinema, geography/biology, hanging out with friends, meeting new people from all over the world

• concerts
• festivals
• traveling
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:

- best chill: Mert Demir, Maro, Miguel, Gilsons, Liniker, Teddy Swims, Octave Lissner, Parcels, RY X, Hazlett, LANY, Ben Khan, James Blake, Jamie Woon, Chet Faker, Selah Sue, Tiago Jorc, Tribalistas, Mahmood

- always rocks: Burnaboy, Wizkid, Rema, Lenny Kravitz, CamelPhat, Fred again, Sophie Tucker, The Police, Aerosmith, Thin Lizzy, Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon, Foreigner

Movies:
- The Guilty, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Triangle of Sadness, la Sociedad de la Nieve, No Country for Old Men, Capernaum, Parasite, The Innocents, Le Otto montagne, Cidade de Deus, El secreto de sus ojos, Mar Adentro, Into the Wild, Babel, Lion, Prisoners, Monster, Relatos salvajes, The Salesman (Forūšande), The Revenant, Selma, Her, Django Unchained, Jurassic Park, Mrs. Doubtfire
- Series: El Secreto del Rio, Somos., Friends, Stranger Things
- Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Javier Bardem, Whoopi Goldberg, Kate Winslet, Adam Driver, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gael García Bernal, Robin Williams, Emma Mackey

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

meeting the first couchsurfers I ever hosted after 11 years, becoming a German teacher for kids at a hospital, working as English teacher in Istanbul, seeing the northern lights at my brother’s new home, studying abroad, playing in an Indonesian music video (although I wasn’t content with my performance 😅), living in a Kyrgyz family, working as mascot (e. g. Oreo cookie ^^), celebrating Carnival and New Year's Eve in Brazil, cheering at lucha libre in Mexico City, running a half marathon, enjoying being all by myself, hiking stairways to heaven on O’ahu, attending a Javanese wedding, hiking with my brother in the midnight sun on Lofoten, celebrating Christmas away from home (on the beach/in the jungle), rooftop camping in Namibia, always amazing: spotting animals in the wild (moose, pudú, ñandú, chameleon, whale shark, tamandua, wolf, etc.)

Teach, Learn, Share

Yes please! I can tell you about my home country, you can learn German (or other languages) with me since I'm also a German teacher, and I wanna know more about your country and mother tongue - no matter which one it is, I'd like to learn it!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, United States