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Overview

  • 40 references 29 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Estonian, Italian; learning Arabic, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
  • 42, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • I feel being an eternal student would suit me best, but r...
  • English language and literature, computational linguistic...
  • From Tartu, Estonia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To meet nice couchsurfers: both where I live and while traveling :-)

ABOUT ME

All about me? Isn't this question a bit ambitious? I am curious (not in the sense of being nosy, no, no) - I like to learn and try out all kinds of new things all the time. I like personal freedom: in all the senses the word has. I would like to visit all countries and every single place in the world, but probably my life is too short, and unfortunately one also has to earn a living, which imposes its own restrictions. I love outdoor activities: hiking, biking, walking, etc. I have many more, both good and bad traits of character ...

PHILOSOPHY

Don't worry, be happy! (Err ... I'm not very good at following it, but I keep trying ...)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host and would like to be hosted ...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Interests

All the usual interests listed in most of the profiles. I keep discovering new things that I'm interested in ...

  • beauty
  • walking
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • languages
  • software

Music, Movies, and Books

I really liked "Vicky, Christina, Barcelona" that I saw relatively recently (and the soundtrack!!!). Some years ago I saw "Frida" (and its soundtrack!!!), which I watched several times (very uncharacteristic of me). I love all kinds of music that has some impact on me, independent of the style. I don't really like jazz, sorry, I guess that's an aqcuired taste - maybe one day ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I walked from my home town, Tartu, Estonia, to Santiago de Compostela, Spain: my Camino de Santiago XL :-) It took me half a year. I saw lots of beautiful places, but the most precious thing I took from this experience was the encounters with lovely people on the way :-)

Teach, Learn, Share

Every now and then I discover that I have something to teach to other people, but it really depends on the person. I like learning new things all the time. I am quite a freak as far as learning languages goes. I would also like to become a very good programmer (although this sounds pretty nerdy) - since this might give me the personal freedom, I desire so much - you can program in any part of the world ...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Estonia, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

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