CURRENT MISSION

To live my life to the fullest. I believe that by interacting with new people, experiencing new cultures and pushing yourself to new situations, you're always on the road to be the best you.

ABOUT ME

I consider myself pretty easygoing and fun to be around, I can definitely laugh at myself. In my line of work you have to be creative and a bit crazy, usually it's pretty easy to throw myself into totally new things. On the other hand, I love to quiet down, have good, deep conversations with people or take my time to wander around all by myself.

I work as a freelancer, in other words, I might work the whole year around or only for 6 months. When I'm unemployed, I travel (abroad or in Finland), spend time with my friends, try to remember to read books, watch TV/movies, do my best to exercise (I'm quite lazy....), take part in events, enjoy culture in all forms.

BTW, it seems I have two profiles here. The other one is an old one and I can't get it deleted, because my old email doesn't work anymore. Hit me with a message, if you can help me with this problem...:)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Unfortunately I've couchsurfed only a few times. I use a lot of airb'n'b and quite often my travels are work related, so couchsurfing hasn't been an option. Living like a local is the thing for me. In Finland almost all my life I've lived with a room mate so I'm good in respecting others and tidiness.

I travel as often as I can, but quite seldom I visit "the main attractions". I prefer to visit small cafes, old libraries, wander around a bohemian neighborhood, quite down in cemeteries, do shopping in flea markets, etc. Places I prefer are usually the kind of pearls only locals know.

Interests

Easiest to say culture in all forms. I love stories, I'm fascinated by old things that have history and you can actually see it.

Ecological matters are important to me, I try to educate myself in that area. In addition to my everyday life, I also try to act sustainably in my travels. I'm mostly vegetarian. Don't get me wrong - although being green is important to me, I am not preachy about it.

• dogs
• culture
• books
• exercise
• shopping
• movies
• tv
• traveling
• ecology
• freelancing
• history
• stories

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to list, but to name a few...

Music:
If music is played live, I love it.

Movies/TV:
The Beauty and the Beast, Once, Back to the Future, Nordic noir (Bro/Bron, etc.), The X-Files, 6ft Under... this is too hard! I'm fascinated by so many! Even by the Sharknados!

Books:
Steinbeck, Gone With The Wind, Secret Garden, Anne Frank, Jean Auel: Earth Children -series, Hugleikur Dagsson -comics

What I Can Share with Hosts

If there's rye flour available and an oven that heats up to 450'F/250'c (or more!), I can make tasty Karelian pies. I can also bake a tasty cheese cake or Finnish style pancakes (on a baking tray).

One day I'd love to write here something most CS's do - that I'm a good cook. Unfortunately, I'm not. But I'm the best assistant you'll ever have! Tell me to chop, stir, whatever, I'll do it. And I can clean up, I'm a tidy person.

I don't think I have any hidden talents so I'll just write here I think I'm good company.

(Okay, I was a croupier for 7 years, I can deal a round of black jack! And I can teach you weird Finnish words.)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, Finland, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey