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Overview

  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Estonian, German; learning Norwegian Bokmål, Swedish
  • 28, Female
  • Member since 2014
  • Student
  • Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science (MSc)
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About Me

"Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world" - M. Musashi

I love the smell of rain, fresh peppermint tea, books, sauna, my grandmother's greenhouse, pine trees, clean bedsheets and chocolate. I'm a very curious person.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm a poor vagabond and I don't have any money.
Just kidding (maybe).

Here's the truth: I'd like to get to know people from different backgrounds, cultures and ages, have a meal with a glass of wine, watch the sunset and share some beautiful moments together. Learn and grow.

Interests

I consider myself a dreamer, storyteller, poetry slammer, vagabond and climate activist. I love reading and photography, hiking and being outdoors, traveling, nature, foreign languages, sustainable living, art.

  • writing
  • literature
  • poetry
  • photography
  • education
  • environment
  • human rights
  • yoga
  • sauna
  • gardening
  • politics
  • dumpster diving
  • music
  • hiking
  • journalism
  • philosophy
  • volunteering
  • solo travel
  • art
  • travelling
  • nature
  • theatre
  • feminism
  • mindfulness
  • forest
  • veganism
  • satire
  • sunrise
  • deep talks
  • sustainable living
  • climate justice
  • wild swimming
  • poetry slams
  • egalitarianism
  • magical realism
  • climate activism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: David Bowie, The Lumineers, Mumford and Sons, Leonard Cohen, ABBA, Aerosmith, Queen, The XX, Arctic Monkeys, Guns n' Roses, Radiohead, Tenfold Rabbit, Kodaline, Bon Iver, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, James Blake, Gorillaz, Hans Zimmer, Arvo Pärt, Milky Chance, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Sigur Ros, Olafur Arnalds, Vaiko Eplik, Vance Joy, Agnes Obel, Mari Jürjens, Greg Laswell, alt-J, Ewert and the Two Dragons, Amewu, Põhja Konn, Passenger, Coldplay, Sting, James Blunt, Phil Collins, Kõrsikud, Hozier, Tenfold Rabbit, Tom Odell, Kings of Leon, The Neigbourhood, Tame Impala, Miike Snow, Radiohead, Sõpruse Puiestee, Vennaskond, Kings of Convenience, The Kooks, Two Door Cinema Club, Bon Jovi, Kadri Voorand

Books: "1984" by Orwell, "The Master and Margarita" by Bulgakov, "The God of Small Things" by Roy, "Brave new World" by Huxley, "The Alcemist" and "The Devil and Miss Prym" by Coelho, "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Heinlein, "Norwegian Wood" by Murakami, "Steppenwolf" by Hesse, "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Lee, "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Remarque, "Wuthering Heights" by Bronte, "Jumalat ei ole kodus" by Kaugver, "Animal Farm" by Orwell, "The Catcher in the Rye" by Salinger, "Lord of the Flies" by Golding, "The Scarlet Letter" by Hewthorne, "In Watermelon Sugar" by Brautigan, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" by Kundera, "Mees, kes teadis ussisõnu" by Kivirähk, "The Kite Runner" and "Thousand Splendid Suns" by Hosseini, "Still Alice" by Genova, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Wilde, "Jane Eyre" by Bronte, "Homegoing" by Yaa, "The Secret Garden" and "A Little Princess" by Burnett, "The Old Man and The Sea" by Hemingway, "Crime and Punishment" by Dostojevsky, "Härra Pauli kroonikad" and "Ülikond" by Heinsaar, "Naiste maailm" by Hellat, "The Metamorphosis" by Kafka, "Mandala" by Õnnepalu, "The Forty Rules of Love" by Shafak, "Klaaslaps" by Kangro, "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting" by Kundera, "The Plague" and "The Stranger" by Camus.
And it goes without saying, "Harry Potter"!!!

Movies: Into the Wild, Pulp Fiction, Fight Club, The Imitation Game, Call Me By Your Name, Inception, Forrest Gump, The Matrix, Slumdog Millionaire, Mulan, How to Train Your Dragon, Mother's Instinct, The Guest, About Time, An Education, 50/50, I Origins, Breathe In, Dead Poets Society, Polli Päevikud, Mandariinid, The Hundred-Foot Journey, Moonrise Kingdom, The Lobster, Ballerina, Zootopia, Inside Out, Her, The Social Network, The Adjustment Bureau, Must Alpinist, November, Shutter Island, Aladdin, Hevi Reissu, Amélie, Kedi, Isle of Dogs, Monsters Inc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Started saying "yes" to challenges because curiosity is stronger than fear

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am more than willing to share my poems and thoughts (and I cook pretty decently)!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Norway, Sweden

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