Latvian by passport, traveler by heart.
Currently living in Montenegro, working as an adventure tour guide. Prior to that, I worked in UK for almost a year working as an outdoor instructor in an outdoor activity center for kids and spent 2 years in Croatia doing a long-term volunteering work as well as working as an outdoor instructor and adventure tour guide.

Apart from that, I'm also quite involved in youth work, working as a trainer with young people, outdoor education and different self-development methods.
Team dogs. :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The best experiences when visiting a new place always comes from meeting others. Hearing stories about the place, culture and people brings a whole new perspective and inspires.
Unfortunately currently I'm not able to host people as I live in an outdoor center where I work, but looking forward to host couchsurfers when I finally get a place of my own. :)

Interests

Travelling and living abroad for longer periods of time has definitely made a big impact on my life and the way how I see things. I've definitely got a bit of that wanderlust thing going on. Love to meet new people and exchange adventure stories and experiences with them.
Another passion of mine - cooking, mostly combined with listening some good music and singing in the kitchen.
Besides things mentioned above - a big nature lover. Love different kinds of outdoor activities and exploring new places.

• singing
• acting
• music festivals
• cooking
• outdoor activities
• kayaking
• rock climbing
• volleyball
• tourism
• hitchhiking
• volunteering
• adventure travel
• travelling
• geocaching
• erasmus
• aiesec

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - a mixture between indie, folk, reggae and tropical house (Arctic Monkeys, Monsters of Men, The Kooks, Damian Marley, Crystal Fighters, Manu Chao, Broken Back, Kygo etc.)
Movies - Searching for sugar men, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Mamma Mia

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Barefoot rock-climbing in Iceland up to the mountain top to jump and have a swim in the waterfall. Some spider-men worth moments as well as hitchhiking around the Balkans.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share my experiences on travelling on budget as well as different volunteering opportunities world wise (did my thesis on volunteering tourism). Have a bit of experience in outdoor living, adventure education methods, organising youth projects and trainings, working with groups.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Happiness doubles when shared, right?

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Croatia, Iceland, Latvia, Montenegro, Netherlands, United Kingdom