Aloha! Born in Estonia and spent most of my life in the US. Then I decided to grow my beard and travel the world. I'm drawn to distance running, deep discussions, making merry, sudden camaraderie, going down internet rabbit holes, loose leaf tea, intriguing essays, off the beaten path travel, and pushing myself to try new everything. ADHD chronically creative person.
https://nomadmania.travel/profile/45850
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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It would be a lot easier to book a hotel or something than to put myself out there and ask strangers for hospitality, but I want to couchsurf for the connection it engenders, not as a way to freeload.
I'm curious about how places and people around the world are. My favorite thing to do is to go wandering in parts of cities where there are no tourists and get the local experience. I want to know everything about you and your community. My favorite things to see are street markets, hole in the wall restaurants, and parks where groups of friends hang out.

Interests

• books
• photography
• marathon
• running
• working out
• meditation
• chess
• reading
• economics
• history
• languages
• philosophy
• art
• youtube
• food
• zen
• marathons
• vipassana
• current affairs
• rpg
• d&d
• dnd
• distance running
• rpgs
• vajrayana
• ttrpgs

Music, Movies, and Books

Latin party music gets me excited. Musicals get me invested, JCS is my favorite album. I love listening to music in languages I don't understand. Lucio Battisti and Italian music in general is beautiful.

I love Casablanca as the purest example of a great tightly written movie, Lawrence of Arabia for its grandeur, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail for its irreverent humor. Holy Mountain is by far the best film I've ever seen.

KSBD is a web comic more people should know about. I wish I had Bukowski's languid self-confidence.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ran a marathon with next to no prep. Completed a strict Zen retreat meditating 12 hours a day. Learned conversational Spanish in three months. Did ayahuasca in the Peruvian Amazon. Got a joke tattoo in a language I don't speak. Skydiving and paragliding. Hitchhiked from Oman to Jordan.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Sincere appreciation for being enough of a weirdo to hang out with an internet stranger.
I'll try to make you laugh, but it's 50/50 if you think I'm funny or not.
I could give you a photoshoot of middling quality. I can share the languages I know. I can shower you with thoughtful compliments.
Clean up after myself and you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Armenia, Bolivia, Colombia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Jordan, Latvia, Netherlands, Oman, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Estonia, United States