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I work in the fields of environmental policy and international sustainable development. I graduated in May 2012 with my master's degree in public affairs with concentrations in environmental policy and international affairs. Before that I majored in modern languages (Russian & German) and international studies with a concentration in environmental studies, graduating from college in 2010. I try to travel whenever possible and take advantage of opportunities to visit new places and meet new people! So far I have traveled in North America, Europe, South America, East Africa, and Siberia.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In the summer of 2009 I took my first couchsurfing trip thorugh central Europe which was a great experience. I have since surfed and met up with people at home, in South America, Iceland, and the Baltics. Thanks to Couchsurfing, I have met some incredible people, learned a lot about myself and others, and I consider it to be truly one of the most formative things I've done! Connecting with people worldwide is the best.

Interests

the environment, global warming, politics, languages, traveling, feminism, studying, music

• singing
• dancing
• environment
• womens rights
• sauna
• politics
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• rock climbing
• swimming
• environmental studies
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

music: patrick wolf, the beatles, manic street preachers, laura marling, owen pallett, kate bush, beirut, the smiths, sigur rós, the kills, the knife, larrikin love, mystery jets, calexico, the veils, muse, morrissey, björk, gogol bordello, nick cave and the bad seeds, florence + the machine, rubik, franz ferdinand, johnny flynn, röyksopp, frYars, soap&skin, crystal castles, arcade fire, jónsi, jenny wilson

books: harry potter, the lord of the rings, the hobbit, the silmarillion, the children of húrin, everything is illuminated, extremely loud and incredibly close, eating animals, his dark materials, for whom the bell tolls, the kite runner, a thousand splendid suns, the poisonwood bible, one hundred years of solitude, shantaram, what is the what, the book of laughter and forgetting, 1Q84, a series of unfortunate events, notes from underground, lolita, the master and margarita, mountains beyond mountains

movies: the lord of the rings, everything is illuminated, a series of unfortunate events, brokeback mountain, harry potter, an inconvenient truth, das leben der anderen, ирония судьбы или с лёгким паром!, lilja 4-ever, even the rain, a hard day's night, help!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I can't single out a single thing, honestly, but I have a whole host of contenders, mostly from traveling: from the summer cottage sauna in Finland to Russendisko in Berlin to micsharing with Patrick Wolf in Saint Petersburg to climbing a volcano in Iceland to halfway hiking Mount Kenya to dancing to Gangnam Style at a wedding in Lima to swimming in Lake Baikal ...

Teach, Learn, Share

I love sharing music and am always willing to make a mix cd (please, tell me what kind of music you like and I will be more than happy to give you more!). I have some past experience as a DJ in Russia. I can also teach people how to sing russian folk songs! I also enjoy trying to popularize weird dance moves so if you see me and a group of friends dancing strangely, that would be why.

I always want to learn new languages. Tell me how to say 'unicorn' in a language I don't know and I'll be pleased. I'm really trying to improve my spanish right now so practicing that would be great. In return I can teach you silly Finnish phrases.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Super sadly I can't host right now since I am in temporary housing and in the process of moving apartments this month. Not sadly, I just moved to Seattle which I am super excited about. So while I can't have guests at the moment, I am more than happy to meet up with people and then, once I am properly settled, open my doors.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bolivia, Burundi, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Peru, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Slovakia, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Germany, Kenya, Peru, Russian Federation, United States

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