CURRENT MISSION

Make children smile when they say "It's OUR world !" More generally, I love to smile and to make people smile :-)

ABOUT ME

...a tv journalist, frequently travelling, frequently receiving guests at home. i also run a little ngo caring for disadvantaged children : www.its-our-world.com

...journalist coach: www.vjcoach.ch

i think if people exchanged more and got to know each other better, this world would be a more peaceful place....

In order to protect myself from people sending copy-pasted messages and not showing real interest in their host, would you please include the number 12345 with your request? Thanx :-)

PHILOSOPHY

live every day as if it was your birthday

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i love to welcome people in zurich, show them around, meet for a drink/dinner etc.
when i'm abroad i love to meet and to exchange with new people
we are living in "me first" times, a little less "me", a little more "we" can do no harm ;-)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

have met many wonderful persons so far, abroad as well as in switzerland. great experience !

Interests

photography, arts, culture, sports, travel, good food and wine :-)

• arts
• culture
• photography
• dining
• wine
• running
• drinking
• tv
• traveling
• sports
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

sooooo many..... but one book has changed my life : the alchemist from p. coelho

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sunset @Angkor Wat, Pyramids in Gizeh, Tribe-life in Papua New Guinea - all three make you feel big and small at the same time

Teach, Learn, Share

i'd put it the other way around...first share what i have, smiles, ideas, thoughts... then learn, wherever i am from whoever i meet...then teach...or is it share again? anyways....repeat :-)

What I Can Share with Hosts

open arms, a warm welcome, thoughts and laughters, interest in them as a person and other bad habits :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Martin (French part), San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S., Wales, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland