CURRENT MISSION - Keep myself going!

ABOUT ME - I'm a small red-haired girl often compared to Little My (a Moomin character) who doesn't only share her tininess and hair colour with me but also her curiosity, stubbornness and humour. I have a degree in Psychology and also studied art, currently going through an existentialist crisis, trying to figure out what I really want from life. Apart from that, I spend my time bouldering, doing art projects and acroyoga.

PHILOSOPHY - "They say that dreams are only real as long as they last. Couldn't you say the same thing about life?" - Waking Life, 2001
"Sometimes I try to escape my love for ice cream but then I realise: I can't run away from something that's so deep-rooted in me." - Me, 2014

NOTEWORTHY - 🐝 I enjoy reading messages that show you’ve read at least a small fragment of my profile. 🐝

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It allows you to see the city you're visiting through the eyes of a local and the city you live in through the eyes of a traveler.

Interests

I adore all kind of art forms from circus, theatre and music to street art. My hobbies include doodling, gymnastics, long walks, going to flea markets, singing, circus, reading, and making crafts & to-do lists. I also love listening, whether it's talking (people around me, ted talks, lectures etc), music or just surrounding sounds.

• animals
• dogs
• arts
• photography
• walking
• thrifting
• movies
• bouldering
• music
• hiking
• gymnastics
• volunteering
• art
• food
• cinema
• adventures
• circus
• acroyoga
• seaside
• flea markets
• ice cream
• polaroid

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Erlend Oye, Kings of convenience, Tame Impala, The Whitest Boy Alive, Kakkmaddafakka, Vivaldi, Bach, Blood Orange, Metronomy, Temples, Junip, James Blake, Hyukoh, San Cicso, Cub Sport, The Beatles, Fleet Foxes, Foo Fighters, Breakbot, Bill Evans, The Flight of the Conchords, The Drums, The Smiths, Bibio, Wolfmother, Ella Fitzgerald, Eric Satie, Nina Simone and Bonobo.
http://www.last.fm/user/kerttulina

Movies: 12 Angry Men, Waking Life, Hayao Miyazaki's films, Wes Anderson's films, Paprika, Mulholland Drive, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Singin' in the Rain & Peter Pan.

TV series: Orphan Black, Jane Eyre, Black Mirror e.g.

Books: My favourite authors are Oscar Wilde, Haruki Murakami and Charles Bukowski, (especially his poems such as The Man With the Beautiful Eyes.)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

On really romantic evenings of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion.
-Waking Life, 2001

Teach, Learn, Share

In case you don't know how to ride an unicycle (even if you have a unicycle) I'd be more than happy to teach you. In case you don't know how to handstand (even though you have hands) I'd be happy to teach that as well. I can also demonstrate you how to draw Moomin characters and how to base basic acroyoga moves!
I know a cool animal shelter, so if you visit during the weekend - we can go there together and help out!

I want to learn anything and everything; whether it's a new language, instrument or how to perfect juggling with clementines (or with university, hobbies, social life and sleep).
Edit 2017: I've almost perfected the skill of juggling with clementines! I'm also trying to push the boundaries of my comfort zone and I feel like it would be easier with a friend (or a competitor) so if you want to go and sing karaoke or talk to strangers around the city - let's do it together!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Songs, stories and silence.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Finland, Hong Kong, Norway, Scotland, United Kingdom