I am adventurous, considerate and almost always in a great mood. I love eating great food (I'm vegetarian), exploring, living frugally, camping, laughing, drinking wine with friends, and watching live music.

After finishing university, now I'm always on the move, exploring new places or cities, and getting to know the people and cultures there. At some points along the road like to find volunteer work via Workaway to stay and get to know a place for longer. Most likely, working in a hostel or finding a community-based project with which I can get involved.

When I was living and hosting in Seattle, I was a university student and worked at a co-op grocery store. I'd like to show off my city to travelers, I had a couple favorite places in my neighborhood which were some of the best in the city: Thai Tom (for Thai food) and Allegro or Slate for great coffee. I enjoyed biking around the city, listening to music in my flat, or getting out into the mountains for some overnight backpacking.

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To connect with others. I hosted a lot before I started to surf, which is now what I do full-time.

Interests

Meeting people and experiencing the hip, local places to hang out and eat!

The outdoors (scuba diving, backpacking, mountaineering and biking)

Science and space

• womens rights
• dining
• wine
• coffee
• vegetarian
• drinking
• traveling
• volunteer work
• socializing
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• backpacking
• mountaineering
• scuba diving
• science
• volunteering
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - A broad range: some popular ones, classics, foreign, art house, and indie.
Some of my favorites: Mommy, Un Prophète, Alphaville, The Piano, Girlhood, Dead Man, In Order of Disappearance and The Hunt.

Music - some of my current favorites: Nicolas Jaar, Die Antwoord, Mulatu Astatke, Philip Glass.

Books - Game of Thrones of course, nonfiction written by journalists (Robert Fisk, Ahmed Rashid), Yuval Boah Harari

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watched the sun rise over Machu Picchu. Or hitchhike through the Sahara.

Teach, Learn, Share

Sometimes ideas of where to go/where to eat/what to do. I like learning/discussing philosophy, veganism, feminism, backpacking, travel and music.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, recipes, experiences, and my need to clean the space around me can help too!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Peru, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hungary, Iceland, Spain, United States