I'm 27 year old, open-minded and warm-hearted guy. I've lived my whole life in Finland but I don't feel at home in here, so hopefully one day I find myself living in a place that I feel home at. Right now places that have most felt like home have been in Copenhagen and Göteborg.

I love music and movies, though I can't say that my expertise on the subjects is particularly strong, but that never stopped me from enjoying anything. :) I've even found myself traveling because of music.

My friends are my world. Without them I don't know if I'd be alive and kicking like I am today. I used to be quite shy and quiet, but they've broken me out from my cocoon, so to speak. I still have the national trait of Finns of being bit being reserved, but I do my best to live with it.

I'm somewhat of a computer junkie. My technical expertise isn't the strongest but I basically live around one - especially due to the fact that those closest to my heart are far away geographically.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've been here for forever, though my activity has sporadic at best. I intend to make a change on that however,especially when traveling and finding hosts (in particular smaller cities that may not offer social hostel options)

I also sort of want to conquer the world by my own terms. https://www.facebook.com/tapsalyn/

Interests

• culture
• traveling
• music
• live music
• metal music
• friends
• people
• gigs
• meeting new people
• making friends

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - I bleed metal, though I can listen to nearly all kinds of music. Really, I'm a music junkie. I'm rather picky, but recommendations are always welcome! While I mostly listen to metal, there's a lot of things from rock to electro to pop that I listen to. :) As of late I've been listening to a lot of First Aid Kit, Deftones, as well as In Flames. Check out my last.fm profile for more extensive look. :) http://www.last.fm/user/Reppije

Movies - Even though I love movies, I find it little hard to have the time and focus for them. There's always distractions at home. If I am watching a movie with a friend or in cinema, I tend to get more into it. Some favourites of mine are The Breakfast Club, Hard Candy, The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Into the Wild.

Books; I wish I would enough concentration ability to read on regular basis. When I get to it, I enjoy it, but I rarely manage to get far. I simply stop reading for some reason and never go back to it. As of late I've been reading "Reasons to Stay Alive" by Matt Haig.

Videogames - I consider myself a gamer, even though I don't play as much as I used to when I was younger. RPGs are my favourite. Gimme Witcher 3, Mass Effects, Dragon Ages and I'm happy. Or then you can just give me Stardew Valley. That game is such therapy to me.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The sappy side of me wants to answer something about surviving through the battle with depression, but I suppose that's not what we're looking for here.

I've made a lot of online friends over the years. While it may not be an impressive feat as such, I've met so many of those people in person, danced in their weddings and be accommodated by these very loving people.

But if we're looking for what majority of world would consider amazing, I've made friends and hung out with band that have had entire Wacken jumping up and down, more than once. So I suppose that would be "Hung out with real life rockstars".

I feel like I'm bragging, now, and I don't like that! Shesh...

Teach, Learn, Share

Uh.. Well. Nothing in particular comes in mind, to be honest. I mean I can teach you about my great music taste, or maybe something about Finland, but.. yep yep.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A joyful, if a little shy at first personality! I'm very calm and easy to be around of. I also have a good shoulder to share if necessary. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland