Quirky, charmingly odd, adorably weird.

I am originally from Riga, Latvia, but have been living a huge chunk of my life in London, which I consider as home.

Love a great laughing session. You know the one, where your cheeks hurt? That's the one :) Jokes and goofing around is something I think everyone needs in their life and whilst I'm not sure if I'm particularly good at the jokes part, I consider myself a somewhat pro in the goofing around part!

Huge fan of hearing stories from other people and share experiences. Massive geek for learning other countries culture, history, fun facts and store those learnings for my day dreaming or pub quizzes :)
Enthusiast for meeting new people, making friends around the globe and broaden my horizons.

If you have a story to tell, I have the ears to listen :) In return I can offer the fact that in Latvian language we don't have the word for 'toes'. We call them 'foot fingers'. I know! This most likely has made your day :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Gatherings, surf and give tours whenever I can.
There is no way of getting to know a new place better than with the help and knowledge of a local.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Right now I have very little experience (hosted a bit, joined gatherings and surfed a few times) but I am looking forward to participate more actively as the first experiences were amazing

Interests

Reading, photography, running, drawing, early mornings, late evenings and exploring the world

• writing
• photography
• dining
• beer
• running
• reading
• drawing
• music
• psychology
• tours
• halfmarathon

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: A keen reader of Scandinavian crime novels/fiction

Music: Varied and fluid, but my core choice would be progressive rock and metal

Movies: Pfff... Too many! We shall have to speak about this in person :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked for 3 hours up a mountain in Yosemite during the afternoon and caught the sunset from up there, whilst sweating profusely from the hike.
Ran the Lisbon half marathon in a mid-range storm - not sure I would do this one again, but it's quite the memory :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you silly dance moves that you can use in public places. You're welcome!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Latvia, United Kingdom

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