"Remember, the best part of your body is where it is headed and solitude is still time spent with the world" - Ocean Vuong.

I am immensly curious and I believe strongly, how Philip Pullman said — 'After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.' Travelling is a great way too feed both these desires.

The travelbug first caught me when (to my parents' great shock) I decided at 15 years old that I shall go and live in Finland for one year. Since then I have a second family (former host family) to shock and neverending wanderlust running through my veins.

I first studied languages and then switched to graphic and communication design. My main interest lies on illustration and I love to write, so with time I hope to move away from commercial design jobs and more and more towards writing and illustrating. (The first children's book I drew the pictures for was published last year :D!!)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

After travelling through South and North America for 6 months I have not only heard great things about Couchsurfing from fellow travellers, but I have realized how valuable homestays are to experience a local culture.
I would love to host in the future, once I actually have a couch to offer ;)

Interests

I am an aerial acrobat and nothing makes me quite as happy as being on my trapeze. Dancing in the air, listening to some music I like. This is only the single one reason why travelling sometimes sucks, I miss being in the air ;D

I love the outdoors and animals of all kind. Hiking is basically my ideal speed of travel.

Foxes are favourite animal and I am planning to learn how to sail in 2017 for I am forever in love with the ocean.

• books
• illustrations
• vegan
• yoga
• hiking
• nature
• ocean
• listening
• trapeze
• aerial acrobatics

Music, Movies, and Books

Too much to choose from! I will always love Beasts of the Southern Wild and I can always listen to Sigur Rós. Books are constant companions I could not live without. I basically like everything that makes me question my current believes and/or that moves me, may it be towards tears or laughter.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I am amazed by both big and small things. Like night snorkelling with giant manta rays on Hawaii can give me the same feels as being watched by a hummingbird while taking a pee in the Colombian Andes. Often animals are involved but then again smiling at a stranger can do the same trick.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you have a rigging point, I can teach you how to fly ;) I am a qualified aerial silks instructor and when I am not travelling, I teach silks and trapeze at Aerial Silk Vienna.

Other than that I am good with Adobe PS, ID and Illustrator and I can draw/paint fairly well.

AND I make damn good vegan lasagne that I would love to prepare and share the recipe with you.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to cook and I make really badass vegan lasagne and cakes.

Travel tips for numerous destinations.

Once we are settled back in Austria obviously a couch in Vienna :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Finland