I'm a person, who is interested in many things and loves learning in general (e.g. languages, cooking, dancing, other cultures, psychology and human behavior, social skills, what other people find interesting or important, neurology/medicine..). I'm somewhat addicted to personal development and have found that meeting new people, trying out new things (even small ones) and getting out of your comfort zone from time to time is really rewarding. It gives me a lot of positive energy and makes me feel more free every time. One small thing can lead to another and you can end up in situations where you wouldn't be otherwise but that can become really significant, and I find that fascinating. I would describe myself as being friendly, calm, active, patient, open and easy-going and I like to smile :) A believer in the power of positive feedback and empathy. I also still enjoy many simple things from childhood like eating pancakes or frozen cookie dough and laughing at the silliest little things (especially your own mistakes). Not everything has to be super special /extreme :) Currently on a personal mission of combining traveling with trying as many local traditional/typical/special food items as possible (from gyros and mousaka to Marmite/Vegemite :D)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy travelling, meeting new people from all over the world and learning about other cultures.

Interests

• folk dancing
• cooking
• exercise
• traveling
• animation
• languages
• medicine
• psychology
• solo travel
• personal development
• improvisation
• local food
• learning
• stand up comedy
• toastmasters
• deep conversations
• meeting new people
• latin dances
• trying new things

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hard to pick just one, there are many things big and small that have been amazing to me like traveling by myself, making lots of new friends (since I used to be quite shy growing up), taking part in speech competitions, eating surströmming (Swedish really bad smelling fermented herring) twice voluntarily, even liking it :D

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland