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Overview

  • 17 references 11 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Estonian, German, Russian; learning Korean, Polish
  • 34, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Student
  • Pursuing Masters degree in Electrical Power Engineering
  • From Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
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About Me

About me: I'm trying to finish my studies after being away for 7 months. During my travels I couchsurfed a lot and now it is time to give it back.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to travel and to meet new people. Couchsurfing gives the possibility to combine those two. Right now I can't go traveling, because I want to finish my masters degree and as they say, if you can't get out in the world, bring it to your doorstep. I love to meen people with stories and get inspired by them.

Interests

- Food: I love to cook almost as much as I love to eat. If I have the chance I like to experiment with my food, and spice it up in any kind of way. My latest extreme culinary experience was eating almost live octopus in South Korea. I appreciate it when my guests cook us something good from their home countries.

- Water sports: most important of them is windsurfing, have also tried kite surfing. In general i like almost every water sports you can name: kayaking, canoeing (was lucky enough to do it in Norway between Fjords last summer), scuba diving, swimming in general.

- Literature: love to read. Used to love classical literature, but at current stage of life my focus is more on things related to my speciality, business or world in general.

- Energetics: more of a professional interest. I have been studying energetics for about 4 years now and developed a natural curiosity in energy markets and politics. Also I am curious about new innovation in this field, green energy, new off grid solutions. If you are active in this field or are generally as curious as I am, then we may have a topic to talk about for hours ;)

- Travelling (obviously :P)

  • pets
  • literature
  • dining
  • cooking
  • sauna
  • politics
  • trivia
  • traveling
  • canoeing
  • kayaking
  • kite surfing
  • windsurfing
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • sports
  • swimming
  • business
  • languages
  • hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Perfect Sense, Gemma Bovery, the Departed

Books: yes, lot's of them. Love to read. Favourite book of all times "Gone with the Wind"; one of the books that made an impact on me "Fooled by Randomness" By Nicolas Nassim Taleb.

Music: Arctic Monkeys, Alt-J, Chet Faker, the XX, to name a few.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiking in Korea. I have hitchhiked in Europe, but South Korea is something completely different and amazing stories just keep piling up!

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to share travelling stories or crazy stories in general about my life.

Would like to learn more windsurfing if I have the possibility. Also I am really into learning new languages, but sitting in a classroom is not for me. I love to travel to the place and see how much of the language will I obsorbe while i'm there, whether it is a week or two months.

I thought a puppy once how to roll over, so if you have a pet, I can help with basic training. I also would love to pass on my knowledge of Estonian Sauna and weird Estonian traditions in general.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My cooking skills and my knowledge in random trivia.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia, Russian Federation, South Korea, Ukraine

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