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Overview

  • 3 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning Dutch, French, Spanish
  • 39, Female
  • Member since 2005
  • studying, volunteering, discovering, socializing
  • Formally by school and university, informally by so many ...
  • From Geldern, NRW, Germany
  • Profile 85% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

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ABOUT ME

All about me, hmm, you get something of me: I am kind of hyperactive, always up to learn, share, experience, feel. I am living right now, with all passions and emotions this implies.
Besides of university (Master of Environmental Sciences) and work (http://euforic.blogspot.com/), I enjoy being engaged for educational purposes. Above all, for the ASA programme (www.asa-programm.de), where I have the pleasure to work together with other inspiring and motivated people. Sustainability is a thing which occupies my mind, and I would like to even more get into discussion with people on how our future should look like.

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them". Altert Einstein

PHILOSOPHY

Be a responsible Ecotourist:
1) Pretrip preparation (history, geography, ecology, culture)
2) Environmental impact (on trails, no left waste)
3) Resource impact (minimize use of fuels, food, water)
4) Cultural impact (respect for privacy and dignity, photos)
5) Wildlife impact
6) Environmental benefit (combination with eco-work)
7) Advocacy and education (lobby for protection of sites you visited)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted and have been hosted myself by very many people through hospitality club. This is why I have not been very active with CouchServing. However, it is my favourite way to travel and get to know people, just so intese, exciting and always different!

Interests

I am interested in things making your life a happy life: learning, exploring new things, discussing about things that matter, being active for things that matter, being outdoors, getting physical exercise (running, hiking, cycling), caring for friends and family, travelling, exchanging experiences...

What matters? Respect for the environment and people, human rights, intercultural dialogue, peace, respectful relations, good life, global inequality

  • wildlife
  • culture
  • education
  • environment
  • human rights
  • dining
  • exercise
  • running
  • clubbing
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • ecology
  • teaching
  • geography
  • history

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