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  • Fluent in English, Swedish; learning Danish, German, Icelandic
  • 32, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • No occupation listed
  • Bachelor in Environmental Science
  • From Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden
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About Me

26 years old Swede. Studied Environmental Science at the University, but ended up working as Social Media Manager. I truly believe that the best way forward is to learn from ones mistakes and listen to the people around you, strangers or friends alike.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Why not? The people I've come across during travels around Europe have made me a more open and curious person. We live to travel and open our mind to other ideas!

Interests

  • cooking
  • traveling
  • environmental studies
  • different cultures

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Omnivore! However, I've always had a special connection to jazz and classical music.
Movies: Historical dramas with the correct language spoken. A film taking place in Italy should for example feature italian speaking actors.
Books: I'm a big fan of the natural school of Russian literary realism! (Nikolaj Gogol, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ivan Turgenev, etc.)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Six years ago I was travelling around Western Europe by myself when all of a sudden my friend called me from New Dehli and urged me to meet him in Barelona. My plan was to travel from Lisbon to Sevilla, but plans changed and two days later we met up at a bar in Barcelona.

During our stay we met some people from France and since I was planing to continue to Marseille we started chatting about everything french. Three days later I find myself in a cab heading out from the city centre in Toulouse with the destination "No-clue-where-I-am".

It was weird, great fun and not according to any plans. Exactly the way a travellers life should be!

Teach, Learn, Share

I know some Icelandic, so if you're interested in hearing the old vikings sagas in their mother tongue let me know!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Sweden

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