About Mareike Boettcher

Hi, I am Mareike Boettcher, 32 years old

After my Bachelor's degree in "Industrial Engineering" (University Bremen) I worked in the aircraft industry, but the pandemic has changed a few things in my life, so that I decided to start something new: I am currently remotely studying "Business Psychology" remotely at the IU International University, Germany. I plan on finishing in 2022 with a Master's degree.

I like sports, hiking, and mountains, traveling, painting, and being creative, and also playing board games. I generally like to try new things and have just recently added coding to my list of stuff I love doing. My curiosity drives me to always learn something new and I enjoy every step of this process.

I grew up in the North of Germany - close to Bremen - where I used to live most of my life with my family nearby. Right now I'm living in Chamonix, France, to finish my studies. I love to travel, so I ended up doing two bigger trips in my life: a world trip for one year in 2015 and an 8-month Asia trip in 2019.

Here are some of the things I like to do:

Sports:

Bouldering:
Climbing without a rope and a partner. Solving puzzles with your mind and your body's unique abilities while working out. What's better than this?
Korbball:
Team sports lives with the people you play with - they become family. Korbball is a German women's sport and it could be explained as a mix between Handball and Basketball.
Swimming:
I love water and swimming is a great way to get a full-body workout without sweating. Maybe the only sport that actually cools you down.
Yoga:
Perfect for body and soul. From relaxing and stretching to hard workouts just a wonderful addition to any kind of sport (especially climbing).
Cycling:
A wonderful exercise while also exploring or getting somewhere. Definitely the better alternative to cars!
Hiking:
Maybe my favorite thing to do. Especially if it involves mountains! Nature is best explored on foot.

Painting / drawing:

Watercolor:
The easiest access to the painting world with only a few items to get going and so many ways to live creativety.
Acryl:
Perfect for bigger sized canvases and bold colors, dries fast - wonderfully divers.
Oil:
Maybe my favorite, but also the hardest way to paint as it takes very long to dry. Blending colors in a very realistic way is probably easiest with this method.
Digital:
My newest addition to painting. Needs the fewest amount of materials, is not messy at all and can be done everywhere. What a great way to get creative!

Hiking / travel blog:

Blog project:
Last year during the Covid lockdown 2 friends and I have started a travel blog for the region of Northern Germany. We wanted to show people a way to see new things and enjoy the nature around them close to where they live as traveling was not possible...
See more on www.windundwetterwandern.de.
Personal blog:
As I love traveling I started blogging for friends and family when I was away on one of my adventures. The last bigger trip was an Asia tour from summer 2019 until the start of the pandemic.
See more on finding-maboe.blogspot.com/.

Gardening: