Hi everyone,

First: sorry that we are not verified, but it is compilicated to get verified when you are currently away from home!

We are two German students and traveling through the world. Actually our plan was just to visit Australia with a work and holiday visa, but now we also want to see the USA. It would be really nice if you could help some travellers with your couch! ;)

You're welcome to visit our travelling blog, we hope you will enjoy it!

twelvemonthsabroad.tumblr.com

(Unfortunatly, the texts are just in German so that our family can understand them. But we'll be glad to tell you our story!)

We also have an Instagram account for our journey:

instagram.com/12monthsabroad

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In the German TV, there is a guy who is traveling through different cities just with couch surfing. In every episode he meets three different people and gets to know them better. I love that documentary! When do you have the chance to see the home of so many people in a different country? We also want to make some beautiful experiences and we can exchange our opinions about the world and life!

Interests

Johannes:
photography, playing drums, sports (handball, basketball, volleyball, fitness), travelling, exploring, watching series and movies, playing xbox/playstation, meeting with friends, concerts

Jasmin:
art, painting, music, concerts, cooking

• arts
• photography
• documentaries
• concerts
• dancing
• cooking
• fitness
• movies
• tv
• traveling
• blogging
• painting
• music
• drums
• hiking
• surfing
• sports
• basketball
• soccer
• handball
• volleyball

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC

Actually we like a lot of music. The genre doesn't really matter. But we prefer "hand-made" music :D (everything with a real guitar and a real drumkit and a real singer etc.)
Examples:
Blink-182, Arctic Monkeys, Linkin Park, Seeed, Wombats, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Milky Chance, Twenty-One Pilots, Paramore, Rise Against, A Day To Remember, Mumford & Sons

MOVIES

The Departed, Inception, LA Crash, Shutter Island, Inglorious Basterds, Interstellar, Dallas Buyers Club, Gone Girl, Drive, Easy A, Filth, Kingsman, Southpaw, Starred Up, The Butterfly Effect, Unbroken, Harry Potter, James Bond, 500 Days Of Summer, Donnie Darko, Game Of Thrones, The Bucket List
(Johannes: +all other movies of Leonardo DiCaprio)
(Jasmin: +some disney movies)

BOOKS

The Silence of the Lambs, John Green Books, Harry Potter, Another Day and a lot of german unknown books ;)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Johannes: I climbed a vulcano on Tenerife. A 10 hour hike above the clouds in the heat :D

Jasmin: I was never really interested in soccer, handball, basketball or other games. Accidently, I worked as an intern for a company that sells the merchandise article for one of the best handball teams in Berlin. Sometimes the company got premium tickets for the games. That means for one thing, that you get a dinner in a premium lounge and for another thing you're sitting in the really first row when the game starts. It was awesome. Everybody was freaking out when the players came in and they were dancing on there seats when our team scored a point. They had won the match!

Teach, Learn, Share

Johannes can play the drums, so if you have a drum kit... :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Some travel stories about Australia (nice and bad ones), about our homecountry, and about all the other countries we've been to.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany