Couchsurfed with a LEGEND: https://youtu.be/caKgn9W-law

HELLOOO FELLOW TRAVELERS! :)

I'm a 27-year-old crazy spontaneous, full-of-life, life-loving, music enthusiast backpacker from Helsinki, Finland. Although on paper I may seem like a true capitalist, as I played it safe, studied and graduated from business school - I have to say, that I am more on the creative hippie-side. Aka if your sole purpose in life is to make money, we won't share the same values. I would rather die poor than happy than be surrounded by all the nice things in life and be miserable. What I value in life is new experiences, seemingly random encounters with random people - which you later on still think about years later, sharing, nature, art, music, being kind, the ocean, randomness, being silly and staying positive.

As I am a true extrovert and the more people I am surrounded by, the happier I am, I got into the field on event production. I love combining my two passions (although there's heaps more like traveling!) music and events and my ultimate dream job would be working at a music festival on the production side. :) I have being photographing for 10 years now, and in 2016 I completed a photographing degree. My dream is one day to tour with a band and document what it is like being on the road. I had also long been interested in video and hence taught myself to film and edit in the beginning of 2017 by documenting my travels during the 14 months I hitchhiked, couchsurfing and WorkAwayed in Mexico and Central America :) So if you wanna follow my trip, check out my YouTube channel ! -->https://www.youtube.com/c/heyletsgogetlost

When I am not at sweating at some music gig, making pancakes at a surprise breakfast party or out with my friends at some underground techno party, you will most likely find me in my home (I live with 3 other people because communal living is the best!) with my stereos on, in the candle light, listening to the new records i bought, reading a book or painting with acrylics ( you can see my stuff on instagram if you like: https://www.instagram.com/aleksandraokolokulak/ ). I started painting in 2015 fall and I am pretty super happy that I have found a hobby that I like and that I am seemingly pretty good at! It is so awesome to see your own progress and to top your own expectations... never say you can't because yes you can :) I believe that with an optimistic and entrepreneur-like mindset you will get your far in life and live a happy life. So never doubt yourself, try even if you're gonna fail, and get up again :)

CURRENT MISSION
-Become better and better at surfing but most importantly have FUN while doing so 💖
-To become better at Spanish everyday.
-In Latin America wish to couchsurf as much as possible to meet locals and be able to absorb into the culture as fully as possible :)
-To sail from Latin America to Australia (learn how to sail!)
-Become better at video editing

I will also be documenting my travels - check out and subscribe to my YouTube Channel :) https://www.youtube.com/c/heyletsgogetlost

MY VIDEOS YOU SHOULD WATCH:
Hurricane warning in Belize: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz0OSqrOUG0
Hitchhiking by myself in Mexico: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gwvw0CwYPI

PHILOSOPHY
"There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure."
-Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I’ve hosted once and have been hosted once as well. Looking forward to getting more into the CS experience :)

Interests

My passions in life are: traveling, music, arts and events (not in specific order).

I also love: reading, dancing, surfing and being out and about. Nature is pretty sweet and I would definitely want to spend more time outside. I like camping and love love love the ocean.

I think one of the best things about traveling (besides ofc meeting new cool people) is to get to see the local way of life. So as well as seeing some of the main sights, I would love to see how YOU as a local spend your time and where are the places you like to go to. Get the real experience :)
I would also not be anywhere without music so If you also love live music…let’s go to a gig! Even better if there’s a festival…!

If you would like me to host you, please write SANDCASTLES at the beginning of your message...I will not accept nor respond to messages that clearly are only looking to use our home as a hostel...Make you message personal ;)

• arts
• photography
• music festivals
• cooking
• raves
• reading
• music
• live music
• jazz
• hip-hop music
• hiking
• surfing
• hitchhiking
• road trips
• youtube
• learning languages
• slackline
• video
• house music
• techno
• sushi
• progressive house
• indie rock
• surf
• video editing
• rap music
• events
• trip-hop
• deep house
• hip hop dance
• video production
• street photography
• biographies
• event planning
• acrylic painting
• event photography

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC:
The thing I am most passionate about in life.... I love everything from trip hop to jazz, from deep house to hip hop, from progressive house to synth pop. A year in Mexico and Central America also against all odds turned me into a REGGAETON LOVER (who would have guessed) and the biggest Ozuna fan. The only things I don't like are: EDM and heavy metal.

Check out my Last.fm for if you're curious... :)

https://www.last.fm/user/daydreamer-/library/artists?date_preset=ALL_TIME

MOVIES:
Anything Leonardo di Caprio related :)
Lucky Number Slevin
The Prestige
Moulin Rouge
King Kong (the new version)
Almost Famous
Edward Scissorhands
Batman
Juno
Requiem for a Dream
300
Crank
Lords of Dogtown
Kill bills
Beautiful Mind
The Beach
Moulin Rouge
Gran torino
Avatar (3D)
Death Proof
Jalla Jalla!
V for Vendetta

BOOKS:
Harry Potter -series
S.E Hinton: The Outsiders
Jussi Valtonen: Siipien Kantamat
Juha Itkonen: Anna minun rakastaa enemmän
Erlend Loe: Supernaiivi
Donna Tartt: A secret history
Agatha Christie: And then there were none
Charles R. Cross: Heavier than Heaven (a biography of Kurt Cobain)
Paulo Coelho: The Alchemist
Donna Tartt: The Gold Finch
Rusty Young: The Matching Powder
Jonathan Belfort: Wolf of Wallstreet

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed volcano Acatenango in Antigua, Guatemala. 3913m and physically the most challenging thing I have ever done. And so worth it.

Hitchhiked by myself from Puerto Escondido (Mexico, Oaxaca state) to Tapachula, the boarder of Mexico and Guatemala (700km).
Me hitchhiking1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwcsN4N7jPg
Me hitchhiking2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYMEsoAFuRY&t=9s
Me hitchhiking3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gwvw0CwYPI

I also produced one of the main stages at Kallio Block Party - the biggest street block party in all of Finland (Helsinki). I can' t begin to describe how it felt like standing in front of 30 000 screaming people with the headlining act. A - M - A -Z - I - N -G

After nearly drowning while surfing in Bali 2011, and not surfing for the next 7 years, I finally conquered my trauma and started surfing again...Now, everyday, I can't WAIT for the next time I am able to get back in the ocean again (tomorrow...!).

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help you out with your photography which I have been doing now for 10 years. I am also learning how to do video and edit so we would be awesome to go filming together :)

I love cooking and learning new dishes :) We can also bake chocolate chip muffins together !

I also love to go to gigs so if there’s live music somewhere, I would be happy to accompany you there :)

I also love love love to paint so if you are a creative person, let’s get creative together!

What I Can Share with Hosts

a unique experience :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Estonia, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Finland, Nicaragua, Spain