Hi, I'm Iida, a sparkling and bubbly redhaired girl from Oulu in Northern Finland. I'm here on Couchsurfing to share life experiences, meet new people and enrichen my life.

I'm glad I have had safe and secure home, but in past few years I have noticed that getting to know all kinds of people, has taught me so much in life. Understanding and appreciating all things in life and all different kind of people.

We never know what we are gonna get, but we should be happy for all we get. Through experiences we grow, and hopefully towards the best version of us.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Sharing stories, being happy and cheerful, helping with anything I can. :)

I love food, so of course I wanna introduce Finnish food culture to all! Giving everyone some salmiakki to taste ;) Maybe teaching how to make Karelian pies, "Karjalan piirakka", spinach soup Finnish style, "Pinaattikeitto", or just Finnish crepes, "Lätyt".

Making positive impact and telling wonderful things from my own travels around my home Finland and the whole of Europe.

Interests

Life around the World
Cultural similarities and differences
History and it's effects on today
Food and sweets, for necessity and pleasure
Photographing nature wonders, seeing the beauty in things
Nature - keeps surprising me every day!!
Cooking - love to share recipes and the joy of creating together
Dogs have always paw spots in my heart
Cats want to be spoiled, and love to sleep over my tummy.
Horses whisper behind the ear, scrunching hay, soft and warm chub
Dancing - joy, laughter, friends, music,
Enjoying life
Decoration - beauty, love and life reflected in home

• pets
• cats
• dogs
• horses
• culture
• beauty
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• sauna
• walking
• crafts
• traveling
• cars
• music
• hiking
• swimming
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Country music, hip hop, rap, pop, soul, blues, rock n' roll and dance music ;)

Narnia, The Hobbit -book, Midwifes Confessions

The Lord of The Rings, The Notebook, The Blind spot, Forrest Gump, Inception, Memento,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Going straight from sauna in to a really quiet and calm lake, and swimming in moonlight just a few ducks accompanying me. Enjoying the evening mist settling above the lake.

Making it the the top of Arthurs Seat, in Holyrood, Edinburgh. I wasn't supposed to hike at all, just decided when I saw it. Winner feeling in the top!

Overcome my fear for cable cars and went to the highest balcony(about 2930m) of Zugspitze (2964m) highest point of Germany.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to inspire and help as much as I can: cooking, crafts, kids and pets whatever makes you as a host happy!

Let's enjoy hiking, walking and just sharing time and mutual interests, thats the best. ;)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I wanna surprise my hosts with a bit of Finland. Useful or edible stuff, so odds and ends don't crowd the home. Hope my visit will be remembered at least for that tiny moment my gift is gonna last.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Germany