CURRENT MISSION

Raise world citizens.

ABOUT ME

Husband (wife's profile: L_V_A) and father of two little travellers born in 2015 and 2017. I'm loaded with a ready smile and wide horizons, and I want everybody to feel comfortable around me. I've lived abroad for half of my life so I'm not a great tour guide in Finland, but I'll do my best. When traveling, I like to live like the locals and pick up as much of the local language(s) as possible.

PHILOSOPHY

Maassa maan tavalla = Live like the locals.

"I know I was born and I know that I'll die, the in between is mine" - Pearl Jam.

What doesn't kill you will make you laugh later.

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

My couch-surfing experience has been exclusively extraordinary. It has allowed me to cross paths with people I would probably never have met under other circumstances, and those people have really shaped me and my life. I hope to contribute to others' travels like my hosts did to mine.

You can read about my family travel experiences on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/twoandtwotravel/

You can read about my previous solo travel experiences at http://jannestravelblog.wordpress.com

Интересы

Sport (climbing, gym, cycling). Exotic food (read: anything but potatoes). Cultures and languages. I'm interested in almost everything. Above all, having the time of my life!

• environment
• traveling
• podcasts
• cycling
• snowboarding
• sports
• volleyball
• ecology
• languages
• tourism
• squash
• eating
• freediving
• climbing

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

Traveled with two kids aged 1 and 3 for 7 months while on parental leave.

Учу, учусь, делюсь опытом и информацией

I like to break cultural stereotypes. Examples: not all white people wear sunglasses when it's not sunny, not all white people are arrogant, not all white people are rich, not all Finnish people are emotionless (well...).

I like expanding people's horizons while making them appreciate their own virtues and qualities. Knowledge is the best cure for intolerance and prejudice.

Где я побывал(-а)

China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Где я жил(-а)

Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom

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