The best thing about traveling is that it's an unique opportunity to learn through experiences that feed our senses. Seeing, hearing, and feeling leave a much stronger impression than just reading (although it's all just relative- reading is amazing too!). Currently, my goal is to travel in my spare time to learn what people and communities want and need in order to thrive and feel fulfilled. I'm particularly interested in local grassroots initiatives that aim to improve sustainability! ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... NOTE!! Ahhh the amount of kind messages coming through from such an interesting mix of diverse travelers is overwhelming!!!!!! So happy and grateful to see so many people reaching out. As a frequent traveler myself, unfortunately I end up missing most until it’s too late. (and for someone who really prefer face-to-face interactions, the long queue of unread messages is also a bit anxiety-inducing...) Please feel free to send a follow up message in case I had missed the first! Please don’t take the slow or lack of response personally, it’s just that this super active community is too amazing for me to keep up with! :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Combining my desire to learn through my travels with my 2018+ (it doesn't stop in 2019!) goal of living my value of meaningful connections, couchsurfing to meet and engage with people while traveling seemed like an obvious thing to do! :)

Interests

• books
• running
• music
• art history
• food
• nature
• dance
• trailrunning
• ted talks
• meaningful conversation
• coffee shops

Music, Movies, and Books

James Orbinski: "An Imperfect Offering"
Brene Brown: "Daring Greatly"
Paulo Coelho: "The Alchemist"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went from swearing I would never run more than 10km to finishing my first ultra marathon in 2017!!! And along the way, inspired a friend who never runs to finish a half-marathon! :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Always looking to inspire and be inspired. Always looking to learn new languages so I can have meaningful conversations with more people!

Recent learning projects for no reason except personal interest and fun: how to cook properly, how to play the ukulele, how to code, how to speak Spanish

What I Can Share with Hosts

Many many thoughts on the world, on life, on people, and on ourselves. I'm also a great adventure partner- interested in and easily excited by everything!

If you are keen for nature activities, I'm also your person! Trail running while marveling the majestic nature is an all time favorite activity of mine!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, China, Denmark, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Morocco, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Sweden, Switzerland, United States