Hey, my name is Rachel and I'm 19 years old. I finished school last June. I didn't know what to study and I also wanted to have the opportunity to find out more about myself and this wonderful planet!
So I took a gap year, worked for a couple of months in a bakery and did tutoring to finance this trip.
November 2015 a friend and I started our trip to several countries around the world, we've been on the road for seven months.
Last October, I moved to Berlin to start my studies in political science at the Freie Universität zu Berlin.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I don't want to sit in a hotel and spend a week in another country, leave and basically haven't seen a thing except the hotel room.
I want to meet new people who offer their coach and find out more about them and how they experience their own culture. As soon as I have enough space and my own flat, I will give back what I received because I believe in this concept of giving and taking, as much as everyone can.

Interests

Long distance running, Yoga, NBA, books, politics, philosophy, languages, food, coffee, new music, interior design, architecture, old movies

Music, Movies, and Books

The Underground Youth, Ben Howard, The Black Keys, The Kooks, Alt-J, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Niels Frahm, Yemen Blues, Noname, Element of Crime

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did the highest bridge bungee jump in the world! Bloukrans bridge in South Africa.
I surfed in Kuta, Lombok.
I did a four day boat trip from the Gilis to Flores, Indonesia and saw Manta Rays and Komodo dragons. I drove down the West coast of North America.
I drove around Iceland in a small Toyota.

Teach, Learn, Share

Simplify.

Travel - Life is not meant to be lived in one place.

In the end, it's all about the stories you can tell.

More knots in my hair and stories in my heart

What I Can Share with Hosts

Long talks, a big smile and my help wherever I can.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Uganda, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany