CURRENT MISSION

To seek the holy grail! And become a certified translator of Japanese and German on the side.

ABOUT ME

I'm Elin, a lady with a head-in-the-clouds, book-wormy sort of nature. Kind of a nerd in other words, but hey, we tend to be fascinating people once you get to know us. Not to mention kinky, I've heard. :o

I would consider myself to be very easy-going and open-minded, so feel free to test me on that! I want to explore the world, other cultures and other people as much as I can. Life is an adventure, and so are you. That's why I'd love to meet you. That's why I'm here. :)

I don't smoke, and heavy drinking basically just puts me to sleep, so there's not much of that going on. A good cocktail or three would suffice. My idea of a good evening would basically be hanging out with a bunch of awesome people, eating good food, maybe watch a movie, listen to some music...and then pack everyone into their cars for a round of paintball in an abandoned factory. Or something unexpected like that.

PHILOSOPHY

"Be the change you wish to see in the world", and why not "try to make everybody's day a little more surreal"...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Can't offer a couch these days, but I might be heading for yours. ;)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I used to share this profile with my brother when we went to the US. A lady named Lenore graciously had us broken in as fledgling couch-surfers, and she did a very good job with the time she had.

I apologize to everyone who messaged us and didn't get an answer when we were running this profile together, we were too busy with school to host anyone.

Interests

The usual three: music, books and films, preferably from the 80's. Also: languages, film directing, gender-bending, brains, badminton, taking long walks, going to concerts, and most of all good fewd!

• books
• concerts
• dining
• cocktails
• running
• drinking
• paintball
• movies
• traveling
• cars
• music
• paintballing
• badminton
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Celebration (Festen), Run Lola Run, Blade Runner, Taxi Driver, Carrie, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Akira, Secretary, Harold and Maude, Se7en, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Heavenly Creatures, Requiem for a Dream, The Empire of the Sun, Midnight Cowboy, Amelie from Montmartre, The NeverEnding Story, Do the Right Thing, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Sex Lies and Videotape, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Battle Royale, The Shining, Brazil, Sin City, Trainspotting, Snatch, Schindler's List, Spaceballs, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, A Clockwork Orange, Little Shop of Horrors, Alien, The Crow, Monty Python and the Holy Grail...

Directors: David Lynch, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Brian de Palma, Pedro Almodovar, David Fincher, Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton.

Music: I'd like to think I listen to everything, but here are some keepers:
The Cure, Cocteau Twins, Kate Bush, Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins, Nick Drake, Kent, The Chameleons, Tom Waits, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Björk, The Smiths, Nine Inch Nails, PJ Harvey, The Cramps, Alice Cooper, Ani DiFranco...

Books: Try these: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams), Dirty Weekend (Helen Zahavi), The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro), The Gormenghast trilogy (Mervyn Peake), A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)...

Authors: Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, Charles Bukowski, Anaïs Nin, Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Denmark, France, Gambia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Japan, Norway, Sweden

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