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Overview

  • 6 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning French, Norwegian
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • Climate Scientist
  • PhD in Climate Research at the University Leipzig
  • From Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To see the world from different perspectives

ABOUT ME

I think of myself as an open minded, easy-going and adventurous person. My friends know me as a day-dreamer, but sometimes I can also be a little stubborn and critical when I don't understand the reasons for something. So, I just keep on asking "Why?" because I don't like answers as "That's just how it is - take it or leave it!". Maybe that's just the attitude scientists have? ;)

PHILOSOPHY

I know one thing, that I know nothing. (Platon/Sokrates)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I couchsurfed in North-America and since then wanted to give back some of the good experiences I had there. So, now I moved from Hamburg to Leipzig to start working and now that my flat mate has moved out, I finally have the space to host people at my place.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I got to experience couchsurfing the first time while traveling through North-America and had great, funny, interesting and exciting experiences. You never know what awaits you on your next trip - you can end up at the most extraordinary places with the most extraordinary people!

Interests

I like to challenge myself - wether it is in my work as a natural scientist or in sports (I used to do competitive track and field in my school time). But I also enjoy life in a more relaxed way and like to try out new things. I like to travel, to dance, to cook, to do gardening, reading and watching movies.

  • dancing
  • cooking
  • gardening
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • sports
  • track and field
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

Harry Potter (The books), Lord of the rings, Inception, A beautiful mind, My sister's keeper, Into the wild, Scrubs, Big Bang theory, Pixar Animation Movies ... and almost every kind of music, depending on my mood :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent a year in Longyearbyen, Svalbard - a scracely settled island in the Arctic, where I studied different fields in polar research. I experienced a life in the wilderness between polarbears, glaciers and pack ice and saw my first polar lights which was really impressing.

Teach, Learn, Share

Open for anything :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Italy, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Norway

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