I am Karin, I was born in 1962 in Hamburg. I am an very open minded person, cheerful, helpful, who likes to laugh and have fun, but I also like to have a serious conversation.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have no experience with CS so far, but I have had very positive travel experience, with generous and helpful people. I like the idea of CS and have a great interest in different cultures and different people.

Interests

• culture
• books
• theater
• concerts
• dancing
• chocolate
• clubbing
• traveling
• eating out
• music
• live music
• opera
• swimming
• communications
• philosophy
• nature
• a stroll at the sea

Music, Movies, and Books

I like every kind of music: classic, opera, rock music, electronica, folk, indie.
e.g. Lamb, Band of Sculls, Royal Blood, The Subways, Aurora, Soley, Portishead, Black Sabbath, Metallica, William Fitzsimmons, Kaiser Chiefs. But I like many more.
The last operas that I have seen were "Tristan and Isolde" and "Othello".

I like so many books, some of my favorites are: "Life and teaching of the masters of the Far East " Baird Spalding, " Respire" Anne-Sophie Brasme, " How to Practice. The way to a meaningful life. "Daila Lama, "The Prophet " Khalil Gibran, " Siddhartha" Hermann Hesse, "Las Luces de Semtembre" Carlos Ruiz Zafón.

Movies I like, e.g.:
"Saint-Jacques ... La Mecque", "The Darjeeling Limited", "Eat, pray, love", "Life of Pi", "Queen of the Desert".
The last movie I saw at the cinema; "A Hologram for the King".

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Life is amazing every day :-)

Teach, Learn, Share

I would be happy (if desired) to recommended you some places where to go or what to do in Hamburg and maybe (if you like) I show you a few places of my hometown.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany