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Overview

  • 7 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Finnish, Swedish; learning German
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Work full-time
  • MBA
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travelling as much as I have time for in between work :)

ABOUT ME

Originally from Finland but living in Stockholm since june 2012...

When I was younger I didn't travel almost at all, but in later years I've gotten more and more interested in exploring the world. All my experiences have been positive or at least educative ;).

PHILOSOPHY

Don't take life too seriously, 'cause you'll never get out of it alive. -Elbert Hubbard

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -Confucius
OR the updated version:
It ain't about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. -Rocky Balboa
:D :D

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I first started using CS when I did my exchange studies in Bangkok, and I met a lot of cool people on the weekly meetings.
I've surfed and hosted a couple times with my CS friends =)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My experience with CS has been only positive and I've met many nice people in the meetings in Stockholm, Turku and Bangkok.

Interests

Traveling, movies, music, partying...

  • partying
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • sailing

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged
Robert M. Pirsig - Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig - Lila
Nassim Nicholas Taleb - The Black Swan
Umberto Eco - Foucault's Pendulum
Dale Carnegie - How to Win Friends and Influence People

A few good movies from different genres in no particular order:
Gattaca
Serenity
Pulp Fiction
Training Day
Pitch Black
The Usual Suspects
Gran Torino

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sailing on a Tall Ship!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Cambodia, Croatia, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Laos, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Thailand, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Sweden, Thailand

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