Hi! I’m Karina.
I’ve lived in Tenerife for 16 years, in the peaceful north of the island. My home is in a small village surrounded by gorgeous mountains and within walking distance from the ocean — a perfect place for nature and silence lovers. At the same time, the nearest town is only 10 minutes away by car, so everything you need is still close. There is also a good bus conection.

I have a cozy private house with a comfortable guest bedroom, and I may host travelers for one or a few nights, when I am not travelling. Preferably those who host themselves, as I think this community is about givinf first. And also if they resonate with me. I spend a lot of time exploring nature, hiking, discovering hidden natural swimming pools, and I’m slowly transitioning into a digital-nomad lifestyle.

I enjoy meeting new people and having meaningful conversations. Depending on my work schedule, I may not always be able to join every activity, but I’m always happy to recommend places, help with planning, and share any information you might need. At the same time, my privacy is important to me, so I prefer to decide in the moment whether I feel like joining activities or enjoying some quiet time. And my place is smoke and alcohol free zone.

I am new on Couchsurfing, but I’ve already hosted a few people on other platforms, and now I’m excited to join this community — both as a host and as a traveler. It feels like the beginning of a new chapter, and I’m sure it will bring many beautiful experiences.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

discovered that Couchsurfing is much more than a place to sleep — it is a lifestyle.
It’s not about money at all. It’s about communication, curiosity, and meeting people who see the world differently than I do.

For me, Couchsurfing is about sharing, exchanging experiences, listening to stories, and simply being human together. This kind of connection creates something very special, something that goes far beyond travel.

I feel that I was slowly moving toward this lifestyle for a long time. It took me time to truly understand that when we gently expand our comfort zone, life starts to respond in unexpected ways. New possibilities appear, encounters happen, and things manifest that we could never have planned or even imagined.

Hosting became a natural step for me. It’s my way of staying open to life, to people, and to those beautiful surprises that happen when we allow the world to enter our home — and our conversations.

Interests

• concerts
• classical music
• gym
• healthy living
• personal growth
• hiking mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A few years ago, during one of my trips to the desert in Morroco, I met a nomad family whose kindness and simplicity touched me deeply. Their biggest challenge was access to water — the nearest source was far away, and the delivery is expensive.

I decided to sponsor and organise the digging of a well on their land. Today, that well is not only a blessing for the family and their daily needs, but also for the whole nomadic community around them.
Passing nomads can stop to refill their water, and even the animals — camels, goats, any creature that wanders through — drink from it.

It makes me very happy to know that something so simple can bring comfort, connection, and life to people and animals in the desert. It’s one of the things I’m most grateful to have been able to do.

Teach, Learn, Share

What I love most is exploring how the human mind and body truly function — beneath habits, roles, and learned programs.
I’m deeply interested in patterns of thinking, subconscious programs, psychology, neuroscience, and what many call the quantum field. These are the words I naturally use when I speak about life.

My path into this came through many years of personal practice with dry fasting. Through direct experience, I learned how powerful these states are — not as discipline or deprivation, but as a way to amplify awareness and deepen connection with the body and inner perception. Today, I’m especially passionate about the theoretical understanding behind these experiences and how consciousness, energy, and perception interact.

I see dry fasting as a tool for self-discovery — a way to truly meet your body, observe your mind, and feel how sensitive and intelligent we really are. This is why I also organize desert journeys in Morocco and hiking experiences in the Himalayas: environments where theory becomes lived experience, and where people can discover what their body and mind are actually capable of practicing "clean days".

In everyday life, my language is simple and experiential:
energy, awareness, feeling, presence.
For me, feeling always comes before logic, and experience before systems.

On Couchsurfing, I don’t “teach” in a formal way — I share, exchange, talk, listen, and explore together. Conversations often flow into these topics naturally, depending on curiosity and openness. If you’re interested in how inner states shape reality, how the body communicates, or how stepping outside comfort zones opens unexpected doors, we’ll probably have a lot to talk about.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Georgia, Iceland, India, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Russian Federation, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Latvia, Spain