Hi, I'm Johanna: friendly, open-minded, and curious about other people. I love to learn and try new things! And I'm a listener rather than a talker.

I live with David (https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/david_h), our son Einar born February 2015 and David's 18-year-old son Ville. Ville stays with us every other week.

David and I first met at a Couchsurfing meetup back in 2008 (actually on 2008-08-08 – lucky date!), so you could say that little Einar is a real CS baby!

We welcome guests with or without children!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I primarily host people, but I've also surfed some couches myself. Occasionally I also attend CS meetups.

I've also been featured in a newspaper article about CouchSurfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The best Couchsurfing experience I've had was meeting David at a meetup in 2008. We've been a happy couple ever since! Also, I

2013
hosted Qinyan from China.
hosted Louice and Hanna from Sweden.
hosted Hannah from USA.
hosted Marí­a and Mar from Spain.
hosted Fonda from China.
hosted Pingping and Xiaoying from China.
hosted Yue from China.
hosted Diana from Taiwan, China.
hosted Wenxin, Mr. Luo, and Jiayi from China.
hosted Zuqiang and Yining from China.

2012
hosted Wen and Lingen from China.
hosted Damon from Hong Kong, China.
hosted Yifei, Hua, David, and Charlie from China.
hosted Rebecca from China.
was hosted by Aska and Yoko in Osaka, Japan.
visited Shan in Tainan, Taiwan, China.
visited Vanessa in Tainan, Taiwan, China.
visited Jarmie in Taipei, Taiwan, China.
visited Fiona in Taipei, Taiwan, China.
met Summer, Lynda, Bonnie, and many other couchsurfers in Xiamen, China.

2011
hosted Roman and Nathalie from Austria.
hosted Violette and Sharron from China.
hosted Eduardo from Mexico.
was hosted by Nicole in Toronto, Canada.
hosted Caitlin from USA.
hosted Christine and Ulrike from Germany.

2010
hosted Bee, Cindy, and Poyee from Hong Kong, China.
hosted Carol from Hong Kong, China and Chiafang from Taiwan, China.
hosted Reddy from Taiwan, China.
was guided by Ruonan in Baotou, China.
hosted Xiaoping from China.

2009
was hosted by Laura in Gyeongju, South Korea.
was hosted by Myong-hee in Seoul, South Korea.
was hosted by Jeff in Beijing, China.
was hosted by Stefanie in Beijing, China.
hosted Massimo and Tania from Italy.
hosted Anita and Alexi from Australia.
hosted Sophie from Australia.
hosted Jarmie and Cheer from Taiwan, China.

2008
hosted Nicole from Canada.
hosted Tobias and Juliane from Germany.
hosted Sabrina from Switzerland and Kai from Germany.
hosted Myong-hee from South Korea and Fuyuko from Japan.
hosted Elli from Belgium.
hosted Whitney from USA.
hosted Vanessa and Emily from USA.

Interests

I'm a fan of German-style board games like Ticket to Ride and Carcassonne. I also love music, movies, drawing, swimming and general exercise. I'm actually interested in a whole lot of different things. Right now I'm learning sign language, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.

Since I had Einar I've become very interested in so-called attachment parenting: babywearing, baby-led weaning, baby signing – stuff like that.

• culture
• books
• exercise
• movies
• board games
• traveling
• socializing
• blogging
• drawing
• music
• swimming
• geography
• languages
• sign language
• chinese
• parenting
• web design
• web development
• spanish

Music, Movies, and Books

My all-time favourite movie has got to be Paris, Texas. Some other ones I really like are The Lives of Others and Grave of the Fireflies.

A favourite book – maybe Death in Venice (Thomas Mann), Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë), The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro), or the only book that's ever made me cry: Roots (Alex Haley). Or anything with Sam Vimes in it. I love a good family chronicle and tend to remember and treasure the overall atmosphere of a book rather than plot details.

I'm into artists like Neil Young, Carole King, Ella Fitzgerald, and Morrissey. I like a lot of jazz and Swedish indie. I am also a long time fan of '80s R.E.M. and '90s Radiohead. I like a bit of everything and would love to hear some music from your country. We use Spotify at home so a search phrase or playlist goes a long way with us (whereas we'll soon be out of CD players).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One: Lying on my back watching the stars on a clear winter night in a small Swedish town. That's a thing I miss, living in the city: clear skies!

One: Travelling through China – in 2009 by myself and in 2010 with David, Ville, and Ville's mother.

One: Having Seoraksan National Park in South Korea all to myself on a crisp spring morning.

One: Living in Xiamen – the best expat city in China – for ten months between August 2011 and June 2012!

One: Riding Journey to the Center of the Earth at Tokyo DisneySea. I love a good roller coaster!

One: Travelling through Mexico for four months between November 2015 and March 2016!

One: Finally deciding to try for a baby even though the thought of giving birth scared me like words cannot explain. In the end, Einar's delivery was really smooth and only took 2,5 hours!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd like you to teach me some words in your language! Or, really, anything about your country: I was never interested in geography or other cultures before I started hosting people, so I have a lot of catching up to do! ;)

It'd be cool if you could teach me how to do something, for example how to
- tie a baby wrap into a rucksack!
- hand-pull noodles!
- play mahjong!
- cook a tasty meal from your country!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'll happily share what I know about Stockholm and the Swedish language and culture, or about any of the things mentioned in my profile. If you're into music I can put on some good songs by Swedish artists.

If you're into web development I can give you an introduction to Drupal CMS.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Mexico, Philippines, San Marino, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Sweden

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