Hi everyone,
my name is Mareike, I grew up in a sleepy town in the beautiful lake district in north-eastern Germany, then lived in pretty Galway (Ireland) and mind-blowing Kundapura (South India) for a year each and then studied in Berlin and Uppsala (Sweden). Now I am moving to Mainz (Germany) where I will start my first job in November. I also really like to travel, to go to festivals and concerts, to drink wine and gin tonic and to eat chocolate cake and asian food. :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Even though it doesn't show on my profile (because its new... because my old account was deactived and lost...) I already couchsurfed a bit (in Paris, Marseille and Aahus) and I really liked these experiences. I always regretted that I couldn't host others because I only had one single room but I guess in the near future I will get my own flat and thus be able to host people myself. :) I really think that this is how travelling should work!
Now that I am moving into a new city I would like to meet new people through the couchsurfing community and get to know what Mainz has to offer.

Interests

I like to talk about politics and the state of the world, am interested in sustainable transformation, personal change, Buddhism, and all kinds of helpfull wisdoms and I am passionate about environmental protection and organic farming.
Among my many interest lies sport ( indoor climbing, volleyball, yoga, dancing), handicrafts (like sewing, drawing, knitting, upcycling.), vegetarian and vegan cooking and travelling.
My last travel was a two-week bike trip from Uppsala (Sweden) to Flensburg (Germany) with a friend - where we mostly wild-camped (wrongly) and couch surfed once.
I think the best way to have a holiday is to go wwoofing because it offers a combination of beautiful scenery, often very inspiring co-workers and hosts, physically demanding but mentally relaxing work, great food and time to read. My last wwofing experience was on a flower and medicinal plant farm in Sweden.

• arts
• concerts
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• chocolate
• wine
• vegetarian
• vegan
• yoga
• drinking
• flowers
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• knitting
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• buddhist
• sports
• rock climbing
• volleyball

Music, Movies, and Books

The last books I read and liked: Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) and Presence. Human Purpose and the Field of the Future (Senge, Scharmer, Jaworski, Flowers).

Teach, Learn, Share

As I like to cook I am always interested in new vegetarian recipes.I could maybe teach some South Indian recipes that I collected during my time in India. I would like to share and listen to travelling stories, talk and learn about ways how to make this world a better, more sustainable place. I am always interested in finding new folk/singer songwriter music and well-done films. I am a good companion when it comes to going to concerts, films and art exhibitions.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Ireland, Sweden