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Overview

  • 18 references 12 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Finnish; learning Danish, Estonian, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Navajo, Navaho, Norwegian, Swedish
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • Non-Fiction Writer, Executive Editor of Satumetsä, Freela...
  • Master of Social Sciences, graduate in sociology
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About Me

ABOUT ME

Summer 2022: Gone to longboarding.

In summer 2019 I volunteer in organic permaculture farm, feel free to join me. Farm was founded in 1697.

I know how to kill boring starts of conversation.

I am the only child of my parents and therefore interested to meet new people.

Don't hesitate to contact me if you are looking for a couch!

I know everything about society but I have a soul of an artist.

My favourite planet is Mercury.

Child prodigy. Connecting to the deepest forms of knowledge since 2002.

Interesting fact about me: sometimes I think that social media is humankinds mistake for this century.

If I die tomorrow, please tell him that I loved him.

Does The Hippie Trail still exist?

~Paris ~ Barcelona ~ Stockholm ~ Tallinn~Japan~Scotland~Seoul~Åland~ Iceland~Greece~Greenland~Stonehenge~BOOM festival~Norway~Belgium~Lapland~Faroe Islands~Georgia~Canada~Amazon rainforest~Appalachian Trail~Liechtenstein~

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING PHILOSOPHY

To give advice and Finnish hospitality for travellers from various continents. Someday I am also travelling again and by hosting I give the universe back what it once gave to me.

As a writer I am occasionally bored and I use couchsurfing to have fresh ideas for my work whereas Finland does not provide me this quite yet because of my travelling years.

Couchsurfing opens up possibilities in some good changes in different spheres of discipline which we are about to reform in different ways, here in Finland also (note to all finnish people in Couchsurfing).

The good vibes.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first experiences from couchsurfing have been great. It's a great and most of all a bit more interesting way to travel and to meet people.

Once I went to CS-meeting/party!

Interests

Travelling, new experiences, stories and having fun time. Things that surprises me. Discovering something new in the world. Arts and Architecture. Books and poetry. Music. Discussions on daily topics and politics - but for that we need to go for a drink. Tips of travelling destinations of any kind are much appreciated. I find myself as an intellectual so I enjoy things intellectual people enjoy. I am interested in baking recipes too.

  • writing
  • books
  • literature
  • poetry
  • photography
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • yoga
  • sauna
  • movies
  • hiking
  • kayaking
  • philosophy
  • science
  • sociology
  • beaches
  • mountains
  • art
  • cinema
  • forests
  • gigs
  • sup
  • longboarding
  • outdoors
  • open mic nights
  • research
  • nonfiction
  • brunch
  • beverages
  • musicals
  • art museums
  • fiction writing
  • poetry slams
  • gift economy
  • yoga and meditation
  • oilpainting
  • baking/cooking
  • everything new

Music, Movies, and Books

Electronic music is fascinating and all experimental
My favorite Finnish music are YUP, CMX, HIM, Nightwish, Scandinavian Music Group, Sielun Veljet, Ismo Alanko and Hector of course
My favorites from abroad besides Bollywood are The Doors, Deep Purple, Elvis, Queen, Prince, Dragonforce, Blood Orange, Hanggai, Bad Religion, Bob Marley, Patti Smith, Spice Girls, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Gogol Bordello, Major Lazer, Kitaro, Sainkho Namtchylak, Lady Gaga, Vanessa Mae and Alexias italian vocals
Once I went to see a nature document interpreted by real symphony orchestra and it was perfect!

My favourite poem is Allen Ginsberg’s Howl

I admire the work Tove Jansson, William Shakespeare and J.R.R. Tolkien have done.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The roadtrip which we did through United States was an amazing experience, like the monsoon season in Mumbai.

Teach, Learn, Share

Items I’m borrowing by request:

trangia, hammock with a tarp and mosquito net, tent for two persons, sleeping bag x 2, thermos and utensils for outdoors, hiking boots size 36, easel, ice skates size 36, camera for taking polaroid photos, Kalevala in English, Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Lonely Planet India, Lonely Planet Trans-Siberian railway, yoga wheel, yoga mat, badminton gear, picnicblanket for 5-10 persons, chess, Carcassone, rainstick

Things I’m providing for couchsurfing-guests:

Towels, sheets, breakfast, coffee, tea

Ask me about destinations and what to do in Tallinn city.

Young women, be aware: I am interested to know more about PhD studies because I applied for one after years of baby, pet and sibling mind-bending by my peers through live meetings and social media alike and from which I got nothing out of (which really wasn´t a big surprise for me, and I know for many of you it might be or might not be). I am happy with my ten-year-old Zamioculcas zamiifolia who understands me, some of the feelings I still have left and my travelling. There is a time and place for everything and luckily I got to spend the last holiday of mine at writers retreat where I found my lost self again so writers and all kind of book people are also warmly welcome for a visit. Next Autumn I apply again for PhD and maybe even in Spring after that until I start the studies to become PhD or have a study right in University of Oxford which historical atmosphere and endless possibilities to develop myself interests me.

Important note: I am not interested to discuss anything related to psychology but I could be interested to do some editing-work on DSM-5 -classification - price for sociological approach is negotiable.

I like beer and you can too.

I know a bit about French post-structuralism and women thinkers in eras of Enlightenment and modern times, in case you are interested in the topic.

Check my Airbnb-profile for Word Art and Poetry-evening in Helsinki:

https://www.airbnb.ie/experiences/739048

And if you would like to join international discussion about Art, Literature and Culture beyond Couchsurfing, please read our blog and contribute - with Evgenia we are seeking new writers and thinkers all the time:

https://aurorahorizonscene.wixsite.com/aurorahorizon

What I Can Share with Hosts

Finnish delicacies, Nordic hygge, tips for going to sauna, kuksa experience and stories from Lapland

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, India

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