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  • 75 references 66 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Estonian; learning Finnish, Italian, Spanish
  • 24, Male
  • Member since 2018
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  • From Rakvere, Lääne-Viru, Estonia
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About Me

I love traveling and so far I've been to 33 different countries. When I was 19, I traveled for the first time alone. I traveled to Russia where I visited Saint Petersburg, Moscow, and some small towns. I also volunteered at an animal shelter in Moldova for three months. It was such a nice experience. It was really hard to leave the shelter after those three months without adopting some animals. I felt like I wanted all of them. After that, I was hitchhiking around Romania, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia.
I also volunteered in Spain as an Aupair for 6 weeks, I didn't have the best experience with that family but it was amazing to be in Spain.
After Spain, I traveled in Ireland, The UK, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany.
And now I’ve quit my job in Finland to travel the world.

I absolutely love adventure sports and the mountains so I’d happily join you if you do any adventure sports or go to the mountains.
I’m also a certified scuba diver

I also love to learn about other cultures, countries, and languages. Usually when I meet travelers then I really enjoy talking with them about our travel experiences, and cultures. I like to improve my language skills as well with native speakers.

Hitchhiking:

Riga, Latvia-Siauliai, Lithuania 130km in 2019

Iași-Cluj Napoca-Brașov-Bucharest, Romania 800km in 2021

Radomir, Bulgaria-Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia (I also had to walk 8km) 84km in 2021

Figueres, Spain-Toulouse, France 260km in 2021

Toulouse, France-Andorra La Vella, Andorra-Tarragona, Spain 391km in 2021

Brussels, Belgium- Luxembourg City, Luxembourg-Koblenz, Germany 386km in 2022

Pori-Vaasa-Kokkola-Jakobstad-Vaasa-Pori, Finland 658km in 2023

Pori-Tampere-Jyväskylä-Pori, Finland 514km in 2023

Udine, Italy-Bovec,Slovenia-Trenta-Bled-Ljubljana-Krk island, Croatia 398,7km in 2024

Udine, Italy-Ljubljana,Slovenia-Zagreb, Croatia-Budapest,Hungary-Košice, Slovakia-Lublin,Poland-Suwałki, Poland 1652km in 2024

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

There are a couple of reasons:
1) I am always traveling alone and sometimes loneliness can really hit you so thanks to Couchsurfing I can find some people to be with.
2) I can learn about the local life, culture, traditions, etc.
3) It is always good to make local friends and to know people from different countries.
4) I can practice my language skills with native speakers.

Interests

  • traveling
  • hiking
  • learning languages

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Save 11 abandoned puppies near the field when I was in Moldova

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Morocco, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia, Finland

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