CURRENT MISSION

amateur: do things out of love - not for money. New ecovillage and a center for sustainable culture in Tärkkilä, Jämsänkoski.

ABOUT ME

An amateur on all fieds of life. (Did you know that the word amateur comes form the latin verb "amare" - to love. So an amateur is a person who does things out of love, not for money or fame.) Living in Kuopio but on the way to some communal village...

PHILOSOPHY

Serving earth, air, water and fire with respect to create spirit of a place.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and couching.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Back to couchsurfing after years of hosting mostly wwoofers! I now have entire single house at my use. Lots of room especially for people interested in permaculture way of life.
My first couch surfing experience was in Tampere while attending a folk singing course. Travelling with my wonderfull wwoofer Ronja, we had the pleasure of visiting our caring and lively hostess, Oili.
Feb. 2012 spent a couple of night on a beautiful old school building with my 12 year old daughter and two of her friends. I attended a course on Bulgarian singing and dancing and the kids had a circus workshop. We enjoyed the hospitality of a very friendly host family.
Our only couch surfing quest so far was Vadim from St.Petersburg. He visited us for a short holiday and had a chance to go swimming in avanto (hole in ice), skiing and winter fishing.

Interests

Organic farming, permaculture, herbs, mushrooms, berries, bee keeping, fishing... self sustainable lifestyle.
Yoga, meditation, hiking, capoeira, floorball...
Musik, singing, dancing, drumming, litterature, theatre... culture.
Leather, horn, bone, wool, linen, willow... handicrafts.
Traditional culture: myths, symbols, rituals and philosophy.

• culture
• singing
• dancing
• capoeira
• yoga
• meditation
• music
• fishing
• hiking
• skiing
• swimming
• ecology
• wwoof
• sustainability
• permaculture

Music, Movies, and Books

Worldmusic, folkmusic, rock...Wrote my theses on Zimbabwean litterature. But that was long ago. Now more interested in our own roots. Try to avoid commercial entertainment.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A lots. Travelled in India, Zambia and Zimbabwe. (Seen Victoria Falls but found Hiidenportti in Finland more interesting and impressive...)Host wwoofers and had my first (wonderful) experience as a wwoofer on a permaculture farm in Latvia june-july 2012. Great system! See: www.wwoof.org

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share a good amount of knowledge on edible and medical herbs and also Finnish (and other) folk songs. I know basics of yoga and capoeira. Experienced with edible forest gardening and permaculture. Special interest in fenno-ugrig and related cultures: traditions, symbols, rituals and philosophy.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share a good amount of knowledge on edible and medical herbs and also Finnish (and other) folk songs. I know basics of yoga and capoeira. Experienced with edible forest gardening and permaculture. Special interest in fenno-ugrig and related cultures: traditions, symbols, rituals and philosophy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland