I'm studying to become a translator, although in my dreams I would also complete at least three other degrees. Nevermind the number of minors I have planned to take. I'm also a language slut, especially for slavic languages.

I'm nice but snarky. I think mutual hates can be just as solid a basis for bonding as mutual loves.

Queer, feminist killjoy, wannabe poet.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's almost obligatory to state here that I love meeting new people, isn't it? Well, I do find it nice. I'm an introvert and can be quite shy, but generally I'm easy to talk to.

Oh and another shocker, I love to travel. I guess basically want to do & experience it in different ways since circling tourist attractions in a dusty Lonely Planet seems more and more alienating the more I lug my physical body around places-not-to-be-called-home. Staying at people's couches could be a good way.

Interests

• cats
• books
• coffee
• board games
• reading
• languages
• science fiction
• feminism
• queer
• fantasy
• translation

Music, Movies, and Books

Virginia Woolf.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Pet Shop Boys, Kate Bush, Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Belle and Sebastian, Antony and the Johnsons, Gravenhurst, Björk, Cocteau Twins, The Radio Dept, Lykke Li, La Roux, Patrick Wolf, The Cure, Duran Duran...

Teach, Learn, Share

ummm.... I can talk your ear off about paratexts if you get me in the mood?

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Poland, United Kingdom