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Overview

  • 10 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning Italian
  • 28, Female
  • Member since 2013
  • IT Student
  • Diploma in Multimedia
  • From Vienna
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION
Trying to learn as much as I can about computers, bioinformatics and letting my inner geek out

ABOUT ME

I enjoy nature, knowledge and good food, people that care and learning about how things work. Cats, good books and lively conversations make me feel like the world isn´t such a bad place after all.

PHILOSOPHY

Currently: Think about what you need before you make decisions. Then see things through to the end.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I´ve couchsurfed here and there while traveling, mostly in Finland. (Almost) only had great experiences so far.

Interests

Listening to half-inspiring TED Talks (let´s see how long this lasts), learning about network-protocols (same with this one), studying as much as I can to get closer to being able to do the things I really I want to do (for example sequencing DNA found at crime scenes, that would be great), doing analog photography, designing and drawing, passing the time with a warm cat in my lap and a good book in my hands. Being out in nature, bouldering . Learning new languages (I want to learn Hungarian and Finnish, if only DuoLingo would hurry with releasing them) and new perspectives, from strangers and friends.

  • cats
  • books
  • photography
  • dining
  • sauna
  • walking
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • bouldering
  • hiking
  • rock climbing
  • languages

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Playing on a playground at midnight in still light, warm, end of July Oslo.
First time in Finland, crossing the border from Sweden to Finland in a small bus.
Taking the train to one random stop in lower Austria, walking to the floodplains, getting lost there for hours and hitch hiking back with a sign saying "Vienna" on the back of a sketch for a tattoo I would get a month later.
Spending hours in a Sauna with a good friend on interrail.
Spending three days in a Norwegian cabin in the woods, completely snowed in.
Taking a train to the north of Sweden, towards the midnight sun.

What I Can Share with Hosts

German language lessons, computer skills (more or less), and if you need a photoshooting...

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, United States

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