CURRENT MISSION

keep my eyes open for, find and deeply enjoy instances of serendipity

ABOUT ME

Who am I ? In the words of a friend I trust (and my own):

adventurous, Anglophile, appreciative, always attracted by alternatives (lifestyle, etc.), aware
bold on occasion, biologically interested, bubbly not very often
caring, colourful, charming, creative on occasion, chaotic (sometimes), calm, communicative,
deep thinker, deliberate, direct, detesting judgmentalism
empathetic, English-speaking, ecologically interested, emotional
full of smiles, flamboyant only in colour choices, fit
gentle, genuine, giving, grumpy (when there are piles of marking)
honest
intelligent, intense, imaginative, intuitive
jam-maker, joyful
knowledgeable about â

PHILOSOPHY

trying to live well, laugh often, love much

also trying to live according to the following thought, that I found in a book a long time ago:
"There isn't anything that happens that can't teach us something, that can't be turned into something positive. One cannot undo what's been done, but one can use it creatively. " (from Madeleine L'Engle)

and these following quotes also resonate strongly

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that this new world is born. -- Anais Nin

A life without friends is no life, however snug and secure it may be. When I say friends I mean friends. Not anybody and everybody can be your friend. It must be someone as close to you as your skin, someone who imparts color, drama, meaning to your life. Something the other side of love, yet including love.
-- Henry Miller

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. -- -- Albert Schweitzer

“The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.” Henry Miller

Dlaczego jestem na Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

not yet officially with couch surfing ... but my house has been open to aupairs, to friends and their friends, to visitors ... something that feels quite similar to couch surfing and has made my life, our life as a family, so much richer and wider.
Realizing how couch surfing works now, I feel excited about the way this is making people from all walks of life connect and get to know each other.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

last autumn our then current au-pair had a friend visit, he was traveling around, couch surfing and told me about it, that is when I heard about it for the first time ... he ended up staying with us for a few nights too.

I love having people in my family, in my home ... it just makes it even more alive and warm .... I am curious about this adventure with the couch surfing community :-)

Zainteresowania

organic gardening
good food
good friends I can talk to
I am really curious about many things
learning about what makes people tick
nature and going for walks

• books
• coloring
• dining
• cooking
• gardening
• traveling
• surfing
• biology
• teaching
• au-pair

Muzyka, filmy i książki

a list coming soon .... :-)

Ucz innych, ucz się sam, udostępniaj

I have started thinking about this ... it is harder than I thought, I'll keep expanding my list
teaching ? of course as a teacher I can explain things about biology well but I am sure there is more I can teach, that i am not thinking about right this minute

learn ?
learn to cook new dishes
about other cultures and ways of doing things
would love to learn an instrument
hope to start with Aikido again soon and learn it again

sharing ? my loving family, my empathy, my open ears for people, warmth and loads of smiles

Kraje, w których byłem(-am)

Denmark, Tanzania, United Kingdom

Kraje, w których mieszkałem(-am)

Germany, United States

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