CURRENT MISSION Learning Hindi. Didn’t learn Burmese but had a go at Thai! Traveled back home to Europe, commonly referred to as “ 😌 old Europe“ . Now again in Asia !!! ”. Myanmar- Thailand- Vietnam- India ABOUT ME I am born under the sign of a gypsy. I ve lived my baby years up to 27 in Austria, where the hills are alive with the sound of music. Learnt a great deal from life in Canada and travels through the U.S. Yes, I do love America! 8 years in China has been a bit of a challenge, same here in India. As an international teacher I do have a rich life, with lots of travel, and a facility to make friends all over the world, assimilate aspects of new cultures. What'else? Mindset for growth and life long learner!. 😊 Answer these questions if you seriously want to stay as a guest: 1. « The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough. 2. Etranger, qui est tu? …. Who wrote these poems? 1. _________________. 2. ______________ PHILOSOPHY Never take no as an answer! It's not about how much you have but how much you give, think about it! SDG- take care of our environment and all living beings including rivers and clouds!
Interested in Coffee
Interested in Crafts
Fluent in Chinese (Simplified)
Learning Hindi
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING huanying ni! 欢迎您!! COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Bernard had a great couch in Montreal, next to the infamous Euro-deli, where early bird rowers meet for coffee. Sybil's place in Suzhou (China) was luxurious! Found Nelson Mandela's biography. Treasure Kylie's place in New Zealand made me find that getting old could equal traveling around Australia in a camper van!
Music, Movies, and Books
Rilke- das Buch der Bilder (Da neigt sich die Stunde und ruehrt mich an, mit klarem, metallenem Schlag...) Music from classical - jazz. World music 🎧
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I climbed mount Kimanjaro at age 58! Lots of great trekking in Nepal! Olympic Games in Beijing! Safari in South Africa! Hitchhiked through quite a few countries in Europe! Took the Transsiberian to travel from China-Mongolia-Europe Listened to Mahler's symphony 5 and my ever so 🥰 friend Alexandre was playing the cello. Stayed in a yurt with a Mongolian family…
Teach, Learn, Share
anything I can teach kids, I can share. Acro yoga basics! Juggling basic-basic! Motorbike basics for women who have never tried to ride a bike. Languages, stories I wrote.
What I Can Share With Hosts
1001 nuit, Arabian night stories. Many stories to tell about life abroad and adjusting to other cultures, language learning, and how much fun it is to learn how to pack a suitcase 🧳. A real traveller always travels light. Only tourists take a hair dryer!
My Interests
Dance me to the end of love. Reading is more enjoyable than telly. Wanderlust!!Gipsy guitar Kayaking and everything nature has to offer. Big time Hiking, high altitude, tried climbing and loved it. Hope to get back to a lil slacklining.