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Overview

  • 9 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Swedish; learning English, German, Spanish
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Freelance journalist and photographer. Also aspiring web ...
  • University
  • From Stockholm, Sweden
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

photography, web developing, making the world a better place

ABOUT ME

I'm living in a house on the countryside with my girlfriend, about 150 km southwest of Stockholm. I'm working as a freelance journalist writing about Internet, gadgets and technology trends. I'm also an aspiring web developer, specialized in the Ruby on Rails programming language. I have lived and studied in a lot of different places in Sweden, and also in Valencia, Spain. I dream of one day living abroad for a period of time, but we haven't decided where yet.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm open minded, trying to look at new things in a positive way and I hope I never loose my curiosity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

The first thing people say when you tell them you couchsurf is "oh, how nice with fee accommodation", but to me that isn't the point at all. Much more important is meeting other people and learning about life in other parts of the world. With the people I've surfed with I have experienced so much more in the town or city I visited than I could ever do by myself. That is the great thing about Couchsurfing in my opinion.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first CS experience was when me and my friend went to the USA in May 2007, we couchsurfed at 4 different places. A very diverse but equally great group of people! This was a totally new way of discovering a city and I felt like I've gotten to know the city and country in a whole new way. Since then I have couchsurfed a few times in different countries and altogether my experience with couchsurfing has only been great!

Interests

Writing, photography, new technology, web design, meeting other people, traveling, music, movies, fashion, the list goes on!

  • writing
  • design
  • fashion
  • photography
  • technology
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • freelancing
  • journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Differs from day to day almost. Just saw a movie called "Ruby Sparks" that was really interesting. Music: everything from techno to singer songwriter. Books: Trying to read some of the classics at the moment, both Swedish and international.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Moving to a house on the countryside after living all my life in the city was a really big step, but I haven't regretted it yet!

Teach, Learn, Share

Since I like photography I can teach people about that. I can also teach people about Sweden and some Swedish if they want to learn! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Latvia, South Korea, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, Sweden

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