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.

Why I’m on 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

Interests

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

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

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

Teach, Learn, Share

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.

Countries I’ve Visited

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

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom

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