My name is Johanna and, guess what? I love travelling, getting to know new cultures, and eating great food. While this sounds pretty basic, especially here on couchsurfing, I'm sure we'd still have a good time. I studied cognitive science. This is brain stuff. And computer science. And biology. And everything else you can think of. It's weird but I haven't met anyone who wasn't interested in having a conversation about it because we all want to get to know what the hell is going on in our minds, right?

I'm originally from Austria, but I lived and studied in Ljubljana (Slovenia) for half a year and in Bratislava (Slovakia) for 1.5 years. Now I'm back in Austria.

I live and (usually) travel with my boyfriend Andi, so you’ll likely meet him too: https://couchsurfing.page.link/haZ1gVXojPbjqhDU8
Don’t worry, we’ve been together for a long time so we’re beyond the love-birds state. We promise, you won’t feel like the fifth wheel :))

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I started couchsurfing when I was a student with plenty of time and energy, but no money. Well, I really loved the experience every single time and since then I keep returning. Getting to know and/or living with people from the country you're going to has always been a fantastic experience. You get to see things from a completely different perspective and that's what I'm always up to!
If you‘d like to send me a request, please start it with the keyword „alpaca“ so I know you read my description properly. Thanks!

Interests

• animals
• dogs
• books
• photography
• vegetarian
• running
• traveling
• knitting
• podcasts
• coding
• outdoor activities
• camping
• biology
• psychology
• science
• food
• nature
• meeting people
• feminism
• sewing
• cognitive science
• tech
• queer friendly

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: random! From Jazz to Hip Hop to Latino stuff, I'm all yours
Movies: no horror/thrillers! But, I love European/independent movies with a bit of a more interesting story than the average Hollywood comedy.
Books: novels of all kinds, I'm easy to please :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Diving through a tornado of barracudas (those are fish ;) ).
And I climbed that freaking sky-ladder (check out my photos and you know what I mean).

Teach, Learn, Share

- textile art (knitting, sewing)
- coding (computers)
- mind-blowing stuff about, well, the mind
- fun facts on animals
- German language
- insights from an Austrian about the differences between Austria, Germany, and Switzerland ;)

Disclaimer: I'm mostly self-taught so I have usually no idea what I'm doing, but yeah, I can still share at least how I think things work. :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Depends on what you're interested in, but I'm sure we'll have great conversations, and I'm happy to invite you for some dinner or similar :)
You can practice German with me if you like, but no pressure! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia