Hi out there!
my name is Pia (in Latin it means something very religious/ in Suaheli it means "also"/ in Hungarian it means "alcohol"/ in Hindi (if I remember correct) it means "boyfriend") - do you know another meaning :D? well it doesn't though say a lot about my personality - but sometimes it is just funny when I introduce myself and people start laughing ;)..

who am I? .. I am someone who trys to enjoy life, creates something, meets soul companions everywhere. I can't stand the idea of sitting in front of a computer, doing something meaningless as a job. I adore Amanda Palmer as a musician and as a personality. I am sometimes a bit shy, but if you give me a little time I am about to share everything with you.

I am a storyteller, I collect impressions, situations, emotions surrounding me and try to put those together to something you hopefully will enjoy :)

In general I am always looking forward to discover something new - experiencing the same everday wouldn't be what fulfils me. Though when it get's too much, I really enjoy being around caring people :)..

currently my main mission is looking for a job within the fields of media and arts - I had a very interesting journey so far and I am very curious how and where it will continue. Traveling around a lot was what I did over the last 6 months (I reeeally enjoyed it) - making new friends, connections was a very great and important part of it.

also this is my first time when I try couchsurfing, so I am quite nervous but I hope that you'll help me get over this fear :)

what else? ..
I studied multimediaarts/ major film the last years, paint/draw pictures that are more an issue of feeling than understanding, sometimes I hit my ukulele and other times the piano (depending on what is close ;)!)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Traveling around and meeting people constantly is so amazing. When I came back home from traveling (a village where time actually stands still sometimes) I really missed being able to encounter randomly with people from all over the world.

My former roomie introduced me to couchsurfing by inviting people in in our flat and I was amazed which people suddenly were sharing their stories while having dinner with us in the kitchen :)

I think it is a great way to gain trust in people and be encouraged to get out of the own comfortzone again and again :)..

Interests

drawing, writing, reading, talking about things of all sorts, asking questions, trying to answer questions.. creating stories through all of those, doing something that touches people authenticly

• arts
• writing
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• drawing
• music
• piano
• communications

Music, Movies, and Books

music: amanda palmer, dresden dolls, nneka, pj harvey, 5/8terl in ehrn, radiohead, polica, swing, jazz, modeselektor, queen, björk, lcd soundsystem, nin, neutral milk hotel....

books: amelie nothomb, keith johnstone books, where the wild things are (book & movie), paulo coelho, short stories, ...

movies: amelie, wild tales,lemony snickets, up, frida..

for all: really a question of mood and sometimes a factor of "randomness" - always try to try new stuff ;)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

for friends: try to surprise them (more than once), for myself: doing a journey for 2 months on my own

Teach, Learn, Share

teach: how to make bird sounds, some piano or ukulele things, german or austrian dialect..
learn: yes!
share: yes!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Instant improvised shortfilm shoots, photosessions, hugs (!), some cooking skills, good talks, laughter, being open, support, fun..

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Laos, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria