I'm Silke, a well-travelled German (having grown up next to the French boarder, with half of my family being French) who has found NZ as her place to be. For a long time when I was travelling the world, home was where my bed was. I have innate zest of life and adventure and love discovering new cultures, customs, and habits. Now I make my home yours for the time of your stay.

I have published the first two intercultural books about New Zealand in 2018 in German, „Wahlheimat Neuseeland“ and „Leben und Arbeiten in Neuseeland“. The English translation followed in December 2019, "New Zealand - My Adopted Home". For more information, press, blog etc. have a look at wahlheimat-neuseeland de

I like to be easy-going, open-minded, spontaneous, fun to be with, authentic and a good listener. Mostly I manage. ;) I like unconventional, thought-provoking views. I like people who treat other people well, equal and respectful. I’m gone with the wind while snowkiting and kite-surfing. My feet take me far away while skiing and running. Half marathons are my favourite distance.

New Zealand, organizational change, intercultural communication, training and consulting, financial markets and international
economy, kitesurfing, snow-kiting, skiing, tramping, the outdoors, half marathons, languages