Hej, I am Magda, happy traveler and hiking enthusiast, I love spending time out in nature, as well as with my little niece. Thoroughly enjoy good music, reading sociological texts and being alone at times.

I am working as a coordinator and mentor with adolescents and young adults who decide to volunteer for a year, giving their time and energy to the elderly, struggling kids or people with disabilities. Working with young minds, young people of all sorts of backgrounds teaches me every day to be grateful for the fun and loving connections that I have with people that I love, to stay open-minded, and most of all: always to be kind.

In my hometown of Graz, the second biggest city of Austria, I am mostly biking the outskirts, hiking nearby mountains that can be reached by public transit, or checking out new indie movie productions with friends.

I used to work as a server in different restaurants all over Austria, and boy, that sure taught me a thing or two about how much we all just want to be seen, truly seen for who we are.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Currently traveling through the US, not always easy to find affordable apartments :)

Interests

Hiking, Nature, Feminist scientific literature, period pieces

• writing
• singing
• running
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• nature
• biking
• doing research
• connecting with people

Music, Movies, and Books

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Son Little, Nick Waterhouse, Neil Frances, CA Honeydrops

Godless, The Hateful 8

Books by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Elizabeth Gilbert, Brene Brown, Arlie Hochschild, Jane Austen

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Had my opinion on current politics broadcast when I was 16 :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Love to know more about American history and culture

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories and fun insights on my home country, Austrian cooking, teaching others how to draw and do portraits

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Slovenia