I’m a Swedish 27 year old woman who has had Norway as a base for the last 4 years - meaning in between long term travels and season work. For the last 2 years I have been studying my bachelor in . When my third and last year of my BA started, I got an opportunity to study in Beijing. And who am I to say no to such adventures? So since the beginning of September 2019, i see Beijing as my temporary, yet loveable, hometown. Beijing and China treats me well and I hope to be able to live in China for some years when my school is over. During my time in China, I want to travel within the mainland as much as possible, since it’s soooo much to see and experience here. And would like to meet up with likeminded people. Earlier on, I have been a host for travelers in Norway, and I’m excited to surf my way around China. I love the vision about couch surfing, the bring the people of the world around the world to exchange, learn, crush stereotypes and inspire alternative ways to live. This is also why I put some extra work to be able to travel and planning for a sustainable travel lifestyle. I’m happy to learn all about your culture, music, traditions and history. And as I am a Scandinavian in many ways (except the introvert personality) we can have conversations about Scandinavia from a various angles. I'm a person person - everyone have a story to tell, different views of life, and that's the beauty in the humankind. I believe that communication and travel can cure a lot of evilness, racism and diversities we face on our globe. I enjoy these conversations over a bottle of wine in the park ), a coffee or during a casual walk in the city or in the nature. I love eating food and I like making food. But nothing melts my heart more than food from foreign land. I'm a freelance journalist as profession, and a third year journalist student. I am in particularity interested in constructive journalism, foreigner journalism and new media. I’m very passionate about these topics and could talk about it for hours. Ambitions are high, dreams are many and everything will be fulfilled within time. And I love to share dreams and get inspirations from others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I surf because: even though I love to travel by myself - it's the people that does it. That's why I think couch surfing is a great way to save money, meet locals, see off-beaten-track places and exchange experiences.

I host to get an opportunity to bring the world to me. And also to help people to see the world, even with a small budget.

Interests

• animals
• arts
• culture
• writing
• dining
• vegetarian
• yoga
• meditation
• drinking
• reading
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

My heart is beating for music in general but hip hop in particular. Also just found out afrobeat. So that’s what usually fills my ears. Music is happiness. And happiness is music. Speaking of music, I have a music tattoo on my body. It’s a tribute to my parents because without music they would never meet and I would never exist. Ask me and I can tell you all about it.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Amazing things I've done:

Working as a travelling guide in Spain

Solo travelled through south east Asia

Scuba diving with sea turtles in the same size as my dive master

Drinking a Singapore sling in Singapore

Roadtripping from Sweden to Italy. Twice!

Playing cards with prisoners in the Philippines

Crying and talking with victims of the American was in viet nam

Drinking beer, listening to hip hop and smoking pot with ex gangsters in Cambodia

Visited Angkor wat during sun rise

Celebrated aidilfitri with a local family and all their friends in Malaysia

Celebrated midsummer(the biggest holiday of Sweden) in koh San road, Thailand

Celebrated new year on a mountain 1699 m latitude in north of Norway

Celebrated my 25 birthday with red wine and nightclub until 6 am in Kuala lumpur, Malaysia

Visited over 15 capital cities

Created a good life in my self chosen home city

Lived in Bergen for three months during an internship in one of the biggest media houses in Norway. Yes it rains as much as they say, yes it’s one of the cutest cities I have ever visited.

Roadtripped to Geiranger and Ålesund in Norway, slept in the car while parked in gas stations.

Sunbathing in Oslo

Live in a multicultural shared apartment with five different nationalities (out of five) from three different continents under the same roof

Visited the Great Wall of China

Visited three continents

To be continued...

Teach, Learn, Share

I like cooking when I have time, ingredients and equipment. Yet, I cook too rarely. I am a hard core foodie, and want to try every single dish in the world.
(so hopefully you don't expect dinner, but I would be thrilled to try some of your signature cuisines, hint hint). But what I can offer is a super cool company, and tons of conversations and stories. I can answers very question according Oslo, norway, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, Philippines, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Norway, Spain, Sweden