i am spontaneous and very open to trying new things as long as they are not physically demanding – i can’t climb trees and i don’t know how to swim

please do NOT give me any nickname or try to shorten my name to anything. if you call me anything other than bettina, i may not respond to you.

also, don't just randomly send me a friend request. i only hit the "accept" button to those that i have actually met in person.

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

in 2016, i got my visa to iran just a few days before my trip to the country. without much planning ahead of time, i signed up for cs so i could get information from the locals about things to do in tehran. i ended up having dozens of cs members offering to host me (yes, iranians are very hospitable!) i was like WOW!!! i stayed in hotels but got to hang out and become friends with some very cool people that i am still in touch with after all these years. have been using cs since!

Интересы

• culture
• photography
• movies
• music
• solo travel
• learning new things
• local food
• exploring new places
• meeting new people
• nice conversations

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

flew a cessna plane in guam after watching a 5-minute how-to video... and got a flying certificate for it 😎

Чем я могу поделиться с хостами

a lot of foreigners i’ve met are confused about the relationship between hong kong and china - i can tell you more about that if you are interested. and no, hongkongers don't like jackie chan.

Где я побывал(-а)

Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Где я жил(-а)

Hong Kong, United States