CURRENT MISSION
learning Hindi and Hula Hoop :)

ABOUT ME

Hey, I'm Emily and I'm 26 years old.
I'm a very spontaneous person and just love to travel and especially to know about different cultures.
I finished high school in 2013 and left home. The greatest part of the time travelling, I stayed in India. It was such an intensive and fascinating experience. I want to know and learn even more about the culture and people and started to learn Hindi. I also decided to study political science in New Delhi for a year 2017-2018.
After India, I went to Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar and Indonesia and spent some time in Portugal and Morocco with my friend Toni (https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/antonia.amy) :) . I really love to see the lives of people in different parts of the world and on the other hand I also realise everytime when I come back to my hometown Berlin how much I like it. Soon, I will move to Jakarta to learn indonesian language there for a year.

I love strolling around with my bicycle and discover new places. I love multiculturalism. I love nature and arts and good conversations.
I don't like materialism and I clearly oppose any kind of racism or other discrimination based on origin, gender, sexual orientation, class, caste or social background. I often think about political and social issues and developed a critical way of thinking. In my studies I also concentrate a lot about the outcome and aftermath of colonialism.
I want to try to understand different points of view and be respectful towards others.

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live...

Equality is an important value for me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Unfortunately, I can't host many people because my housing situation is a bit difficult at the moment..
I like to meet couchsurfers and share interesting stories.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Maaany good ones! I really got into couchsurfing with a good friend of mine, when we did a trip through France and Spain. We experienced so much hospitality and met very good people... The same I experienced during all the following trips where I met great friends through couchsurfing. I think it is very special when you meet people whom you didn't know at all before and to realise that they have kind of the same spirit and are willing to exchange and share their thoughts and views and so much more with you.

Couchsurfing is a wonderful invention as it helps improving the understanding between different peoples and it makes possible to learn from each other.

Interests

cultures, EATING (vegan), riding my bicycle and explore, playing theatre, cooking, travelling of course and many more...

• arts
• culture
• cooking
• vegan
• traveling
• snorkeling
• languages
• hitchhiking
• beaches
• social justice
• conversations

Music, Movies, and Books

books:
Rafik Schami- Milad (von einem, der auszog, um einundzwanzig Tage lang satt zu werden) . You should read it if you have the chance :)
You should check out the books of Aravind Adiga as well (especially if you are interested in India)- he is amazing!
And: Khaled Hosseini.. especially "A thousand splendid suns"...

movies: I like to watch good movies but I can't list any.. as I am learning Hindi at the moment I'm mainly watching Hindi movies :)

music:
I'm open to different kinds of music

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelling India
Meeting a big turtle when snorkeling from the beach in Indonesia
Seeing the stars in the desert at night

What I Can Share with Hosts

a lot of different stories!
And I always try to think positive...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, India