CURRENT MISSION

Being happy and enjoy life! :)

ABOUT ME

Hello world!
My name is Malaika, born and breed in Hamburg, but my home is wherever I am. Traveling is my passion, my engine, my everything... I travel with all of my heart and every cell of my body and I feel lost, whenever I have to take my backpack off for a while. but well, at least I know, it's just for a shirt time. :)
I'd describe myself as a very passionate, spontaneous, talkative and open-minded person. I love life and wanna enjoy every second of it and I hope that's what other people feel, when they spend time with me. I love haveing a good chat with friends (or interesting people in general), exchange stories and opinions over a drink or delicious food (love Indian, Mexican and Turkish the most, yummm!). But I have a lot of faces and of course some bad habits as well, just as being chaotic, unorganised, forgetful and clumsy. But hey, nobody's perfect, right? :)
But I guess you have to meet a person face to face to really get to know him/her, so why don't you just gimme a shout if you're in the same area as I am and we meet up for a drink or something? I suck at describing myself, cause you never see yourself clear enough... So if you wanna catch up, just text me, I'm always happy to spend some time with travelers and listen to their experiences and future plans. :)
xoxo

PHILOSOPHY

LAUGH, LOVE, LIVE!

Only when the last tree has died,
the last river been poisoned,
the last fish been caught,
will we realise, we can not eat money.
(Wisdom of the Cree Indians)

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
(Buddha)

Interests

. Traveling the world
. Hula Hooping
. Cooking, mixing cocktails and smoothies
. Horse riding
. Reading books/listening to audio books
. Languages
. Singing
. Yoga and Meditations
. Dancing
. Traditions and history of native tribes
. Going to the theatre and musicals

• fish
• books
• singing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• cocktails
• vegan
• yoga
• walking
• partying
• drinking
• boating
• flowers
• reading
• traveling
• opera
• fishing
• backpacking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• snorkeling
• sailing
• swimming
• history
• languages
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
. Inkheart, Inkblood, Inkdeath, Lord of the thieves, Reckless (Cornelia Funke)
. Harry Potter 1 - 7 (Joanne K. Rowling)
. The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
. The 13 1/2 lifes of Captain Bluebear, Rumo, Ensel and Krete, the City of Dreaming Books, the Schrecksenmaster (Walter Moers)
. Momo, the Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
. Stein und Flöte (Hans Bemmann)
. The little Hobbit (J. R. R. Tolkien)
. The Host (Stephenie Meyer)

Music:
Mumford and Sons, Danko Jones, Black Stone Cherry, James Blunt, Parov Stelar, Fatoumata Diawara, Seether, the Baseballs, Avicii, Nightwish, Rammstein, Eluveitie, John Butler Trio, Ed Sheeran, Katzenjammer, Gin Wigmore, Stromae, Foo Fighters, Royal Republic, Newton Faulkner, Manu Chao, Nirvana, Omnia, Versengold, Xavier Rudd, Hardwell, Disillusion, Dub FX, Two Steps from Hell, Jack Johnson, the Black Keys, Xandria, In Flames, Within Temptation, Ludovico Einaudi, Queen, Tenacious D, Swedish House Mafia, Loreena McKennitt, Eminem, Tracy Chapman, Michael Jackson, Joshua Radin, Armin van Buuren, Lindsey Stirling, Zach Heckendorf, Skrillex, Apocalyptica, the Piano Guys, Florence and the Machine, Passenger

Movies:
Into the wild, Eat Pray Love, Pirates of the Caribbean, Corpse Bride, Apocalypto, Avatar, Chocolat, Braveheart, A walk to remember, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Harry Potter, Batman: The Dark Knight, the Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Intouchables, Mona Lisa Smile, Finding Neverland, Mathilde, Inglorious Basterds, The Lost Room, Dead Poets Society, Fear and loathing in Las Vegas, Love Actually, Erin Brockovich, Star Wars, Four Rooms, The Last Unicorn, the Pursuit of Happiness, the Notebook, Warm Bodies, PS: I love you, Gridiron Gang, We bought a zoo, Shutter Island, the Nightmare before Christmas

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

AFRICA:
. Partying with the hotel staff in Kenya.
. Having a talk with some Massai on my safari and getting very close to a flock of elephants.
. Snorkeling with dolphins.
. Sailing on a boat with glass floor.

AUSTRALIA:
. Standing in front of the Opera House in Sydney and thinking: "Oh my God, you really are in Australia!"
. Having my first jetlag ever.
. Standing with my feet in the Pacific Ocean for the very first time.
. Riding through the beautiful outback.
. Listening to dreamtime stories on Fraser Island.
. Sailing the Whitsundays.
. Snorkeling and diving at the breathtaking Great Barrier Reef.
. Doing jungle surfing in the Daintree rainforest.
. Swimming in a "glowing" river.
. Getting stuck in a flood for two weeks and partying every day with people from all over the world!
. Driving from Adelaide to Darwin through the heart heart of the country.
. Spending sunset at Uluru.
. Walking at Kings Canyon.

EUROPE:
. Dancing barefoot on the beach from sunset till sunrise in Hamburg.
. Getting lost in the small alleys of Venice.
. Washing myself in the (fucking cold) Loch Lomond at dawn.
. Making a mistake with converting miles into kilometers and walking 10kms instead of 4 along the beautiful (but steep) coast of Cornwall.
. Watching a play in the stunning Minack Theatre.

ASIA:
. Driving with the crowded metro in Taipei.
. Getting asked where I bought my hair.
. Receiving sushi for free at the airport and eat it all with three friends.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love cooking! I'm not a chef, but my food isn't too bad. ;) I am vegan since November 2012 and show other my way of living and that a dish without any meat or dairy can be just as delicious as any other. I don't want to evangelise (I absolutely HATE when people are doing that!), I just wanna share some amazing food with you. So if you wanna meet up for homemade dinner sometime, gimme a text. :)

If you're interested, I can show you the basic tricks with the hoop. I'm still learning as well, but I'm quite mature with the basics. :)

If you like languages, I can try (!) to teach you in German, which is my mother tounge. Furthermore I'm very anxious to be tought in Spanish!

But I'm very open-minded to new, interesting things which you can show and teach me and which I may not know yet. I'm really happy about everything I can learn! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany