I am Elke, native German, living in northern Italy, I work as translator and interpreter for German and Italian and have a fifteen year old son.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I like to meet new people and get to know their way of life. Although I am quite new to couchsurfing I have done a lot of home swapping (privately and with the website homeexchange).

兴趣

I love dancing (swing dance, ecstatic dance and contact improvisation), travelling, listening to people's stories, writing and reading (I published a novel in 2022), feminism, contemporary art, music, walking in nature and in cities, bike riding, swimming in lakes, rivers and the sea, going to the sauna and hamam, cooking together, learning new languages.

• writing
• reading
• traveling
• music
• swimming
• dance
• feminism
• bike

音乐、电影和书籍

I like romantic films from any era and any country, for example Barfi, Moonstruck, Roman Holiday, The Notebook...
My favourite djane at the moment is Caroline Hassan-Voss (check her out on spotify) and I listen to music all day long.
Books? that is hard to say... I choose books by reading the first sentence: if it somehow catches my attention, I go for it... might sound weird, but it works for me.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Giving birth to my son.

教，学，和分享

I am currently doing a training in EFT - emotional freedom techniques, also known as tapping, and learning Hindi and Greek for my next travels.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

a vegetarian dinner, inspiring chats.

我游览过的国家

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia

我居住过的国家

Germany, Italy, Philippines