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Overview

  • 7 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German, Swedish
  • 77, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Retired
  • University studies
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

People who has got Covid vaccin are welcome.

Make you world bigger by acting and thinking

ABOUT ME

I am an indigenous women, born in the north of Sweden and I live in Stockholm. Since I was retired I have travelled a lot.
I am a member of 5W, www.womenwelcomewomen.uk and Servas. By a membership of these and even couchsurfing I have got good local advices.
My husband passed away and I moved to a smaller apartment. Just because of the new situation I welcome only woman.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To learn about way of living around the world.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have got a lot of good local advices when I often travel off the beaten path.

Interests

Unusual journeys where few tourists are traveling. I think I am an explorer when I travel.
I am interested in culture and I belong to a poetry group for Sami people.
I am also interested in genealogy. I have found many ancestors since 400 years ago.

Music, Movies, and Books

Folkmusic
Classical music
Choir music

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Meet local people which I did in Tuva in Siberia.This is a good way to learn about how people are living. Another amazing thing was whale watching in White Sea on Solovetski islands.
Take part of the Millennium celebration on Tonga where it started was also an interesting experience.

I have been living with an Inca family in Peru.

A tour along the Silk road.

Teach, Learn, Share

Swedish cooking.Different kind of handicrafts.I like to learn about daily life, history of a country.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sweden

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