CURRENT MISSION

Life-long learning, finding a job and travelling - Hopefully combining the two - Anthropologist in the making...

ABOUT ME

I dance and I laugh.... I love having people around me and I love most people... Sometimes I like to be alone though. I love learning new things and I love teaching people things. I always enjoy music - Sometimes I am shy and don't dare to dance even if I want to - Other times I don't care about what others think and I just do it. Most of the time I am a fighter, but sometimes I have to be saved!

PHILOSOPHY

We are all as good as each other - Just different and we can grow and become better together if we learn from each others beautiful differences!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am a sort of 'on and off' member...

I have surfed couches way before the couchsurfing community came to my knowledge and support the idea completely. I love the way couchsurfing.org really opens up the whole world for you!

In 2010 I surfed couches in Dakar, Senegal and in the Gambia, which was my first experience through couchsurfing and I loved every minute of it. I am hoping to go again, but my since my main travel interests are towards the African continent, I don't get to travel as often as I'd like (Except for of course visiting friends and family on very short stays in the UK and the rest of Europe!)

I am planning to go to West Africa again in the beginning of next year.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Dakar, Senegal 2010
The Gambia 2010

Interests

Dance - Especially African (Guinea/Mande dances as well as the Senegalese Sabar dance style) but all kinds of dance around the world...

People - From everywhere!!!

Cultures - From everywhere!!! The way others think, see their world and exist in their world and in relation to others is absolutely fascinating to me...

Music, Movies, and Books

I always read something, but my current three favourite 'series' are:
Danish author: Jakob Ejersbo's trilogy: 'Eksil', 'Revolution', 'Liberty'. About a Danish expat child in Tanzania and how he groes up.

Jean M. Auel's books

Stieg Larsson - The Millennium series

I love music - Almost all kinds (although techno doesn't really do it for me, and neither does noisy rock!) At home I listen mostly to African artists such as Youssou N'Dour, Salif Keita, Cheikh Lo, Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabate and so forth. I also like Reggae/Dancehall, all sorts of pop-music, as well as most 'folk-musics' of the world. Classical music works really well for writing long essays, but not really for dancing to, although I have been seen improvising "ballet" pieces to Mozart ;-)

I like movies, but unfortunately I don't tend to remember them much. One that has stayed with me always is - La Vita Bella (Italian film about Jewish life during the second world war, and about surviving the KZ camps - Truly moving and hard to watch, but still one I go back to because it is beautiful).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My journey to Guinea was a life-changing experience and I would love to tell you all more about it if you ask.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you trust people, they will be trustworthy.
If you love people, they will be worthy of your love.

Teach me to dance your dance!!!

What I Can Share with Hosts

My home, experiences, copenhagen, coffee, food & fun and happiness!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guinea, Mali, Norway, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Greenland, Senegal, Sweden, United Kingdom