CURRENT MISSION

Wander through South America!

ABOUT ME

Hey!

I am Nathalie, a Scandinavian mix of Swedish and Danish. An absolute travel addict with a huge curiosity for unknown places and people!

I was born in Denmark, but I have lived in Sweden for the past 9 years. During this time, I have also lived/worked a few years in Ghana (West Africa), Phitsanulok (Thailand) and A Coruña (Spain). One year of my University studies was as an exchange in Bangkok, Thailand and Osaka, Japan!

Besides traveling and meeting people from all corners of the world, I enjoy studying and trying out theory in practice. I have a bachelor degree in Business and Economics and currently I am working on a research project on Social entrepreneurship and Innovation in India.

During the past year I have been living in Madrid, Spain. As I love learning languages, I decided to settle down in this wonderful city for a year and study spanish at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

To put my spanish to the ultimate test, I am soon about to embark on a journey through South America. On my way, I would love to meet up with other travelers and local people, so don't hesitate to get in touch if you are traveling the same roads: New York- Guatemala- Colombia- Ecuador- Peru- Bolivia- Chile- Argentina.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is not measured my the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away!

If we were meant to stay in one place, we'd have roots instead of feet. Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.

Interests

Traveling and meeting people from all over the world. I am a very curious person who love learning new things, as well as sharing my own experiences!

- Cultures
- Photography
- Music
- Running, hiking
- Skiing/snowboarding
- Scuba Diving
- Spinning
- Wine
- Parks
- Brunch
- Entrepreneurship
- Social innovation
- Business Development
- Environmental management
- reading a good book in a hammock on the beach
- Cafes, drinking coffee and reflecting on life

• culture
• books
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• breakfast
• wine
• coffee
• running
• walking
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hiking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• skydiving
• skiing
• snowboarding
• sports
• extreme sports
• business
• economics
• entrepreneurship
• history
• languages
• beaches
• parks
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Jamie Woon, Bon Iver, Coldplay, The Perishers, Adele, Emiliana Torrini, Sophie Zelmani, John Mayer, Florence + The Machine, Hozier & James Blake

Series: Suits, Homeland, House of Cards

Movies: Ruby Sparks, About Time, One day, The Kite runner, The key to freedom, Forrest Gump, Gone Baby Gone.

Books: Shantaram & A long way home. Currently I mostly read scientific papers on social entrepreneurship, innovation, business psychology and Muhammad Yunus books on micro finance and economic development.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Reaching the top of Mount Kinabalu on Borneo just before sunrise
- Spending one night in Tijuana, Mexico just to experience what real tacos are like
- Travels through an unknown Burma
- Diving, life under the surface is truly amazing
- On motorbike through the mountains of Togo, West Africa
- Walking/running the last 50km of El Camino de Santiago in just a day

Teach, Learn, Share

Åååå there are so many things I would love to learn: Teach me about your culture, languages, surfing, dancing salsa, cooking, skydiving, extreme sports, history, business and other crazy and unexpected stuff.

In exchange, I can help you learn Swedish and Danish (because they are so useful worldwide right? haha), English and the little Japanese that I managed to catch up while studying in Osaka. I would lie if I said I am a good cook, but I love breakfast and know how to bake good bread and make an excellent brunch!

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Togo, United Arab Emirates, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Ghana, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Thailand