We are three: my two daughters aged 16 and 10 and me. I also have a grown-up son who's already left the nest.

Please note that our profile pic is from around 2016 and the children have grown since then, hehe... There are newer picture of us in the pictures section.

At the moment we can't accept guests, so I won't write much in this section for now. But if you happen to be in Weimar and feel compelled to have a coffee with me and talk about some topics of mutual interest, maybe we can arrange that.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I joined Couchsurfing in 2008 both to bring people of the World to my home and to visit people in the World in a spirit of exchange, interest, adventure, care and love.

I was active on Couchsurfing for many years, mostly hosted, but also surfed, and it was a great experience, meeting many wonderful people.

When Couchsurfing started to charge a fee, I stopped to use it, but then later decided to re-activate my account. So hello back again!

Interests

Free-learning
Birth
Freebirthing
Birthkeeping
Midwifery
Permaculture
Gardening
Cooking
Eating
Reading
Being Me

• arts
• books
• dining
• cooking
• cheese
• baking
• crafts
• gardening
• reading
• knitting
• homesteading
• agriculture
• freedom
• personal development
• unschooling
• permaculture
• cheese making
• love
• happiness
• community
• midwifery
• homeschooling
• seed saving
• joy
• cob building
• natural construction
• free learning

Music, Movies, and Books

Here are some favourites:

FICTION
Alice Walker "The Temple Of My Familiar"
Chinua Achebe "Anthills of the Savannah"
Wole Soyinka "The Interpreters"
Buchi Emecheta "Head Above Water"
Ngugi Wa'Thiong'O "Wizard of the Crow"
Ayi Kwei Armah "The Healers"

NON-FICTION
John Holt, "How children learn", "Instead of Education"
Bill Morrison: "Permaculture"
Ivan Illich "Limits to Medicine", "Deschooling", "Debilitating Professions"
Ina May Gaskin "Ina May's Guide to Childbirth" and "Spiritual Midwifery"
Jean Liedloff "The Continuum Concept"
Christopher Alexander "A Pattern Language"
Weston A. Price: "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration"
Sally Fallon: "Nourishing Traditions"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most amazing thing is love.

Teach, Learn, Share

In the spirit of the village: Let's share!

Some things I can teach: midwifery, birthkeeping, cooking, baking, herbs
I want to learn: more about natural building, pottery, permaculture, herbs.
Above all, I'd love to learn more about how to help our children grow into loving, confident, happy adults.

My older daughter can teach: different arts and crafts, e.g. Origami, crochet, drawing
She wants to learn: pottery, building, blowing glas, sewing, metal work.

The younger one wants to learn programming computers and more about animals, taking care of them, riding horses.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good food. Long conversations.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Ghana, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom

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