I'm a graphic designer and literature student, currently working on my thesis about digitalisation of poetry. I am interested in culture and love traveling to new places. Recently returned to Finland from a year in New York, trying to get back into the Helsinki pace.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've found Couchsurfing to be a very nice way of traveling, but also re-experiencing your own city. And of course meeting amazing people!

Interests

I'm interested in all kinds of culture–music, literature, design, art, theatre and architecture. I spend a lot of my time experiencing different kinds of cultural events, wether it's obscure showcase festivals, gallery openings or immersive theatre. I once planned a whole European trip around going to the Netherlands to see the Van Gogh painting Cafe Terrace at Night. Totally worth it.

• arts
• culture
• literature
• graphic design
• dancing
• vegetarian
• music
• karaoke

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I try to constantly find new musical influences, but can also get stuck on one band or song for months at a time. I listen to all kinds of music, but have a soft spot for jazz, blues, dark carnevalesque and female singer-songwriters. I play several instruments myself but none of them actively. I used to play classical piano and flute, these days I'm mostly strumming my ukulele. Dream instruments to play are cello and accordion.

TV: Black Mirror, Sherlock, Crazy Ex-girlfriend, Girls, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Podcasts: Invisibilia, 2 Dope Queens, Switched on Pop, Welcome to Night Vale, Ted&Kaj, Anna Faris is Unqualified, Mortified, The Allusionist.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once I traveled to London for a Halloween party, and then stopped by Iceland for a music festival on my way home.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am good with teaching languages, basics in piano playing or explaining music theory and color theory! Also I have a few vegetarian and raw food recipes up my sleeve.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am pretty good at rants about feminism, digitalization of literature, or why Comic Sans actually isn't actually such a terrible font.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Finland, Russian Federation, Sweden, United States