I studied American Studies, German Philology and Art History and am now working as a language teacher and coach. Besides my interest in languages I'm very passionate about art, especially visual art and music. I'm a photographer as well; some of my portraits you can find here: judith-weber.com.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have done both – surfing and hosting. When I stay with other people I consider myself polite, respectful and adaptable.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

All my Couchsurfing experiences have been very positive so far. I have met some amazing human beings through this platform who have become good friends and have had a lasting effect on me.

Interests

Fine art, PHOTOGRAPHY (analogue), music / live concerts, movies (cinema & film festivals), travelling, yoga & pilates, dancing, martial arts, food.

Music, Movies, and Books

__music (abc)

Amon Tobin, Andrea Belfi, Anouar Brahem, Arvo Pärt, Bert Jansch, Beth Gibbons, Bill Callahan, Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Bohren & der Club of Gore, Burial, Carlos Gardel, Césaria Évora, Chet Baker, Claude Debussy, Dirty Beaches, Édith Piaf, Erik Satie, Françoiz Breut, Frédéric Chopin, Grinderman, Jacques Brel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johnny Cash, Karel Kryl, Leonard Cohen, Low, Marlene Dietrich, Miles Davis, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Nick Drake, Nick Waterhouse, Nils Frahm, Nina Simone, Nonkeen, Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Portishead, Philip Glass, Radiohead, The Black Keys, Timber Timbre, Tom Waits, Van Morrison

__movies (abc)

Maren Ade: Toni Erdmann; Fatih Akin: Gegen die Wand (Head-On), Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul; Woody Allen: Annie Hall; Robert Altman: McCabe & Mrs. Miller; Paul Thomas Anderson: There Will Be Blood, The Master; Ethan Coen & Joel Coen: No Country For Old Men; Francis Ford Coppola: The Godfather; Michael Curtiz: Casablanca; Stephen Daldry: The Hours; Ari Folman: Waltz with Bashir; Tom Ford: A Single Man; Peter Jackson: The Lord of the Rings; Jim Jarmusch: Dead Man; Barry Jenkins: Moonlight; Semih Kaplanoğlu: Bal (Honey); Abdellatif Kechiche: Blue Is the Warmest Colour; Krzysztof Kieślowski: Trois couleurs (Three Colours trilogy); Stanley Kubrick: Lolita; Fritz Lang: Der müde Tod; Mike Leigh: Secrets & Lies, Career Girls; Richard Linklater: Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight; Claudia Llosa: La Teta Asustada (The Milk of Sorrow); Kenneth Lonergan: Manchester by the Sea; Sidney Lumet: 12 Angry Men; Klaus Maeck, Jörg A. Hoppe & Heiko Lange: B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989; Terrence Malick: Song to Song; F. W. Murnau: Nosferatu; Sally Potter: The Party; Marjane Satrapi: Persepolis; Sebastian Schipper: Victoria; Paolo Sorrentino: La Grande Belezza; Josef von Sternberg: Der blaue Engel (The Blue Angel); Massimo Troisi & Michael Radford: Il Postino: The Postman; Luchino Visconti: Morte a Venezia (Death in Venice); Wim Wenders: Buena Vista Social Club

And I *love* documentaries about musicians and artists.

__books (abc)

Bertolt Brecht, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Rainer Maria Rilke, Arthur Schnitzler, Stefan Zweig, Beat Generation...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A voluntary service in Luang Prabang, Laos, where I taught English at Buddhist temple schools.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, Malta