CURRENT SITUATION

just moved to Rio de Janeiro to work here for 3 years as a teacher.
super excited to explore the city / country

ABOUT ME

I love life and you can see it through my smile every day.
I am a very energetic, open minded and curious person, always trying to experience new things and to grow in new ways.
Married to a peacemaker.

PHILOSOPHY

The realization that life is absurd cannot be an end, but only a beginning. (Albert Camus)

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
(Albert Einstein)

Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist.
(George Carlin)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

During my travels I have always met wonderful people. With every person you meet you get to be closer to a common experience of the world. I have hosted people, friends and friends of friends outside of Couchsurfing for years and always thought it was an amazing and rewarding experience.

Interests

I enjoy going out with my friends and spending time with good people who reflect the same positive energy I surround myself with.

On a professionell level, I have been working as a high school teacher for over 10 years mostly n Berlin, Germany, teaching English, German and Drama.
Moreover, I worked as a school consultant in a psychological institute consulting schools in Berlin.

I love teaching and I do it with all my heart and passion.

• animals
• literature
• photography
• dancing
• coffee
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• snorkeling
• swimming
• teaching
• languages
• social work
• art
• nature
• social justice
• going out
• diving
• comedy
• samba
• road biking
• marveling at the world

Music, Movies, and Books

Triangle of Sadness, Inglorious Bastards, Fight Club. Every movie by Wes Anderson.

(only good) Hip Hop and any other amazing music. Samba, Funk, Blues, Jazz, Bossa Nova, traditional Turkish/ Arabic music

Some of my Hip Hop favorites MF Doom, Homeboy Sandman, JonWayne, L'Orange, Andre3000, Henry Canyons, Deca, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jean Grae, Little Simz, Anderson .Paak

Some of my other favorites: Fela Cuti, Hermanos Gutierrez, Khruangbin, Skinshape, Thievery Corporation, Tommy Guerrero, Dead Combo, Erykah Badu, Vanessa da Mata, Tim Maia, Ray Charles etc.

BOOKS:
sooo many ...
"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" Tom Stoppard
"Stiller" Max Frisch
"Fabian" Erich Kästner
"Ansichten eines Clowns" Heinrich Böll
"Der Steppenwolf" Hermann Hesse
"Waiting for Godot" Samuel Beckett
"The Cider House Rules" John Irving
"Educated" Tara Westover
"Was man von hier aus sehen kann" Mariana Leky

Non-Fiction:
"Thinking, Fast and Slow" Daniel Kahnemann
"Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" Oliver Burkeman
"Conversations on Love" Natasha Lunn

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

sang "Carmina Burana" on a choir tour with my school in China

What I Can Share with Hosts

love for life and its absurdity and I'm great at washing dishes

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Canada, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Turkey, United States

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