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Overview

  • 7 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Finnish; learning German, Spanish, Swedish
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Production Engineer
  • MSc in Chemical Engineering
  • From Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
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About Me

I am here to have time of my life every single day.

A guy with a mind full of ideas and dreams pursuing an amazing working career. At younger age I was quite dubious about taking risks and leaving my comfort zone; nowadays I'm rather trying to expand it. I constantly build my social network and career. Living alone in Turku atm, girlfriend in Helsinki :]

As a student I used to lead a modest lifestyle but nowadays I prefer more conveniences. That's for your advantage ;) A preferable target of spending is something I'll remember for the rest of my life.

"The best things in life are free ...at least some of them."

PHILOSOPHY

Be brave. You can be disabled next week, stop postponing and LIVE. (What a cliché...)

I want to make stories to tell and be proud of my accomplishments.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Just surfing when necessary, more interested of who the f*** comes to Turku! :DD

"If you want to start something make your friends ask you about your progress. That brings the pressure so often needed."

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been surfing in Germany and UAE. After my exchange semester in RWTH Aachen I carried out my 'Grand Finale', Aachen-Münster-Bremen-Hamburg-Berlin. Somehow I just managed to find a host from every city and met some awesome people along the way. Doing CS can be really surprising!

Interests

Crazy stuff. Epic stuff. Doing things with my hands. Chopping firewood is great but I hope I had chances to do it more often. Meeting people, networking, reciprocity. Cooking(=chemistry in my opinion). Bike is my #1 vehicle to get around.

  • cooking
  • socializing
  • cycling
  • chemistry
  • geocaching
  • frisbee golf

Music, Movies, and Books

Never seen The Godfather trilogy but I've heard it's quite boring. Is it? Edit. Saw it. Was boring but good.

All kinds of music except heavy music. I just don't get it...

Reading is okay but not too high on my priority list. Harry Potters were great, I should start reading Game of Thrones some day.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once rowed a rubber boat across an inlet (1,3 km) just to shortcut my way to work. Nope, bike was still faster.

Oh hey, I also parachuted once (JAD, not tandem) but for some reason it doesn't feel like a very big thing :P

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you Finnish: Sohvasurffaus on halpaa, hauskaa ja helppoa. That easy :D

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Finland, Germany

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