Im an artist and gardener and live in Finland with my two sons, who are 9 and 11 years old. I enjoy walks in the woods, moonlight, midsummernights in Finland, putting my fingers in to the soil, watching plants and animals and children grow, swimming, dancing, laughing etc. I am travelling in colombia for the next three months and looking to meet local people!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to,meet new people and see new places and learn new languages. I would like to meet lots of colombians while travelling here, Especially people with children so im happy to also just meet!

Interests

I can be fascinated by almost anything, the whole world seems interesting to me, science, history, arts, cultures, languages, people, not even mentioning the wonders of the natural world.

• music
• art
• nature

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: harper Lee: to kill a mockingbird, Jonathan Safran foer: extremely loud and incredibly close, john irving: my friend owen meany and the little prince by antoine de saint Exupery just to mention a few..
Music: pj harvey, tori amos, jeff buckley, Björk, edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, cure, sigur ros, mum, placebo, pearl jam, chili peppers, fiona Apple, raycharles, Nina simone, bessie smith, habib Koite, out kaltoin, Blues in general, folk, worldmusic, lots lots more and lots of Finnish music too.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ive hitchiked to Norway from Finland while I was pregnant with my first child. That was an adventure!

Teach, Learn, Share

English. I have a cottage in the countryside(Hartola) and some of the time i spend my summer there. You are welcome there also When ever im there. Just contact me to ask. Mostly in the summer. Wintertime i am in Lahti.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can tell about finnish culture or countries ivebeen to, i can teach English ( i studied in a university in London so my English is pretty good), icanshare my company.

Countries I’ve Visited

Estonia, Greece, Kenya, Latvia, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Iceland, Mozambique, United Kingdom