Hi there!
My name is Isabelle and the sun was shining a lot for me ever since I was born, so I am a happy and optimistic person and I'd rather smile than not.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The world is big and has so many beautiful places to offer, enough for a whole lifetime and more. But it's not only the places but the people who make these places and experiences so special - that's why I'm on Couchsurfing.

Interests

There's hardly anything that I cannot excite myself about and if someone is passionate about something, he will most likely infect me with it too :)

And I'm very interested in science, physics, space flights, biology, physiology, geophysics, volcanism, pretty much everything that helps explain and understand our planet and ourselves. I work as a physician in anesthesiology and my job is more than just a job for me - I keep meeting all kind of people every day and I keep learning fascinating things about our body and myself.

In my free time, I love being in or at the water, swimming, diving or rowing. Recently got into long distance open water swimming with my first competition yet to come. I especially love the sea - I could stand there for hours only watching the waves, these are the simple but joyful moments while traveling for me. But I also enjoy the mountains and hiking to quiet places very much, I love the view from above and rock climbing.

And then there's of course music - I play the piano and sing, taking vocal lessons for a few months now and very excited to learn about where the voice forms and how it can be controlled.

• animals
• singing
• cooking
• chocolate
• vegan
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• hiking
• scuba diving
• sports
• motor sports
• swimming
• rowing
• languages
• medicine
• food
• nature
• ballet
• sea
• diving
• climbing
• free diving
• sharks
• rockclimbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: everything, preferably rock and metal, 70s, current favorites: Iron Maiden, Linkin Park
Favorite songs: All along the watchtower - Jimi Hendrix, Move on up - Curtis Mayfield, I'll be around - The Spinners, Amethyste - Alcest, Hallowed be Thy name - Iron Maiden

Books: Left for dead by Beck Weathers (unexpectedly entertaining, funny and very inspiring), The Shadow Man by John Katzenbach (thriller)

Movies: Leon the professional, Silence of the lambs, A beautiful mind and everything with Tom Hanks in it

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelling to the rainforest in Ghana in a Trotro filled with 25 people although meant for 9 and a sliding door that didn´t close properly. But it worked and I still remember standing under these huge trees in the dark forest and hear the sound of heavy rain falling on the leaves on top - it was where my passion for traveling started, without any fear or overthinking, just exploring and seeing where I ended up, without even speaking a decent English. Still a bit impressed by my 18 year old self.

Walking for more than one week over ice and rocks to see K2 with my own eyes

Climbing Acatenango and watching the eruptions of Fuego volcano in Guatemala. My heart is still full of joy when I think back

Staying in a floating house on a lake in Thailand, surrounded by wild elephants

Teach, Learn, Share

Learn: new languages, cook different dishes

Teach: a bit of everything: German and some random facts about our bodies, flight engineering, chemistry and geography

Share: our traveling experiences

What I Can Share with Hosts

Enthusiastic conversations about the world and a lot of travel stories

What I cannot offer: a date, hook up, romantic relationship or anything of that kind.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Germany, Portugal