Hi! :)
I'm Louise, 23 years old, and I study medicine in my third year in Tübingen, Germany. I am of german origin but grew up living in Brussels and Washington D.C.
I learned italian at school and spanish during the year I spent in Nicaragua, where I worked as a volunteer in an organisation working with disabled young adults.
I love doing yoga, painting watercolors and going on long walks around beautiful unknown places, as well as meeting new people and making new friends :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have always been passionate about different cultures, new languages and about traveling the world with an open mind :)
Couchsurfing is an amazing opportunity to travel and get to know people, and not only a place itself. After all, what is a place without the people that build, live and shape it?

Interests

• books
• poetry
• singing
• yoga
• music
• piano
• art
• bike riding
• conversation
• walks
• watercolors

Music, Movies, and Books

Matilda by Roald Dahl = all-time favorite book!
Favorite music: I listen to classical music, rock, rap, indie, pop.... :)
Favorite musicals: My fair lady, Wicked
Favorite movies: ohhhh this is tough... if I spontaneously have to name just one - Forrest Gump

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Scuba diving in Nicaragua and hiking up an active volcano
- harvesting olives and making olive oil with my family every year in Tuscany
- Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam = my favourite museum :)
- traveling through the Provence in a van in late summer, camping, hiking and eating great food
- recently traveled to London and Hamburg and got unusually lucky with the weather in both cities :) nothing but sunshine!

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to practice my Italian!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I make a yummy risotto ai funghi :) and vegetarian lasagna
Another signature dish I make is bulgur salad with toasted almonds, roasted bell peppers and cauliflower which I usually serve with homemade hummus

Apart from that I could offer an improvised yoga class :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Germany, United States