CURRENT MISSION

We do not need to label it, I just want consistency.

ABOUT ME

Well...

Used to be the smiling Pippi in Sweden, the crazy fencer in the US, the lonesome explorer in Umeå, the next grey thing in Budapest, and the broken-hearted optimist in Reykjavik and Amman ... now settled in Budapest finally... for the time being :)

Things I like: FILM, to bike home at 3 in the morning, to drink mojito, to shop in markets and second-hand, screaming and laughing with the proper ones, New York, Sweden, Colorado, Beloit, Lappland, Pakistan, Jordan, to see the world, yoga, chocolate, ginger, spring, tea with honey, toast with butter, nailpolish, Lego, Federer, Kundera, Depeche Mode, U2, Lars von Trier,Bertolucci, Antonioni, Nils Holgersson, Angels of the Universe, Ingmar Bergman, cafe latte, carrot cake, warm socks, H&M, Zara, Jackpot, Tribu, DKNY, Fjällräven, Hedgren, hot wine, sauna, Paul Auster, Ellen Kooi, Nick Hornby, Deva Premal, warm blanket, a bit of unexpected, sunshine, red wine

PHILOSOPHY

"If you shut your eyes to a frightening sight, you end up being frightened. If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of." (Kurosawa)

"Precious and fragile things, need special handling". (DM)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN9d9gHXcIo

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have both hosted and surfed so far through which I have had the chance to meet wonderful people. I simply enjoy every single minute of it.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Last update: 17/08/10
Hosting Experience

Number of surfers: 8
Number of nights: 13
Countries: France (6), New Zealand (1) Turkey (1)

Surfing Experience

Number of nights: 6
Countries: Germany (Nicole, Lorans)

Interests

yoga, dragon boats, travelling, hiking, drinking coffeeee with a lot of creme, chillin' with friends, snorkelling, hookah, dancing, smiling, music, meditation

• design
• dancing
• cooking
• chocolate
• wine
• red wine
• yoga
• meditation
• sauna
• drinking
• boating
• shopping
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The unbearable lightness of being, The god of small things (love it) Demian, Foe, Disgrace, Naiv. Super, In the Country of Last Things, Bröderna Lejonhjärta, Love in the Time of Cholera,Angels of the Universe, Awakening, Garden of Eden, Tisdagarna med Morrie, Emptiness Dancing, Before you Sleep (Linn Ullmann), The Shadow of the Wind, Women in Love, Haruki Murakami, Poe, Coetzee, Maugham, Vonnegut

Movies: Sunshine, I. Bergman's all :), A Clockwork Orange, 101 Reykjavik, Angels of the Universe, - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter...and Spring -, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Tillsammans, Before Sunrise, Das Leben der Anderen, Matrix, Lars von Trier, Fellini, Bertolucci, Antonioni, Hal Hartley, Brian de Palma, Almodóvar, Kurosawa, Vilgot Sjöman

Music: DREADZONE, DEPECHE MODE, Kent, Ilya, Madonna, Roisin Murphy, Röyksopp, Suzanne Vega

Photography: Ellen Kooi, Robert Capa, Helmut Newton, Sally Mann

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have done snorkelling in the Red Sea + seen the Sun go down in Wadi Rum desert, Jordan.

I worked for "The boy in the striped pyjamas" film production: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3582375/ as a full-time interpreter in 2007.

I went whale-watching on my 27th birthday in Reykjavik.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to learn more about design and visual identity + how to cook a delicious dinner from very basic ingredients and how to walk in high heels.

I am an expert in showing up at places way too early (aka. at least 15 minutes earlier), so I can teach you how to do that. Don't miss it, it is very valuable first-hand information :)

I do dragon boating so if you are interested, you can come and check out one of my trainings. I bet you will become an addict :) http://www.idbf.org/index.php

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hungary, Sweden, United States

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