Hey everyone, my name is Ann-Christin, but I prefer if you´d call me Kiki. I love to learn about cultures that are foreign to me and to make new friends all around the globe. Besides that, I really enjoy cooking for and with others (I really hate to eat alone), gardening and crafting. I´m also drawn to the idea of low-impact living and try to be intentional with the way I live my life. Mostly I am a quite spontaneous and yet reliable person I would say.
You decide you want to host a barbecue tonight?
- Count me in, I´d probably bring two salads and a dessert.
Spontanous weekend trip?
- Yeah well, my deadline isn´t until Wednesday and I´m almost finished with it anyways.

During my studies in what you could probably best describe as Management of small and medium-sized companies, I realized that I am a very curious person and really like to dive deep. Thus I decided that I want to try to pursue an academic path. So I started my Ph.D. studies in entrepreneurship (which is basically a fancy way of saying that I focus on everything that is not considered to be huge cooperations). I am really passionate about doing research as I always learn new things and thus challenge myself every day. Guess we´ll see how that turns out.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I´m new to this amazing community. Thought about joining it for years, but actually never had the guts to do so. Now I got the great opportunity to come to visit my Mentor at Indiana University on a Fulbright scholarship for six months (pretty nerdy, I know). Since I´m not a student anymore and I am „only“ here to do my research, and thus don´t attend courses (yeah even more nerdy) I learned how hard it can be to find friends and to get in touch with a foreign culture, when you don´t have the luxury of having classmates. So I thought about ways to get in touch with locals and stumbled across couchsurfing again. Only this time I was finally ready to join.

Interests

• cooking
• gardening
• music
• art
• cultures
• research
• crafting
• low-impact living

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to a lot of different genres (rock, pop, hip-hop, indie), always depending on my mood. If i had to choose, I´d probably choose rock. Linkin Park is one of my all time favorite, but for example I also enjoy Macklemore's more unknown pieces. The lyrics are amazing if you'd ask me.

Really enjoyed watching Inside out and Black Swan. But honestly I prefer to watch shows, as you have more time to get to know the characters. I love Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Friends, Blacklist, The OA, The Boys and much more.

Wish I was reading more for enjoyment and not so much for work. My favorite book is: "Wenn die Nacht am stillsten ist“ by Arezu Weitholz.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I tried to learn the french horn for six years. I pretty much sucked at it and also hated it, but knew that my grandfather loved to see my efforts.

Also I did not give up on my PhD so far, which is an accomplishment I guess.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A lot of international recipes, as I love to cook different cousines.
Furthermore I can share differnet cultural experiences that I made durnig my travels. I love to exchange experiences in this regard and to learn more about you and your country. Of course I can share a deep cultural understandig of Germany, i guess, as I grew up here.
If you need help with anything, just reach out. I like to get creative and find solutions.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Slovakia, United States