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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, Swedish; learning French, Spanish
  • 29, Female
  • Member since 2013
  • Master's Student
  • Environmental sciences, management and policy
  • From Vallentuna, Stockholm, Sweden
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To protect and fight for this beautiful planet and the several communities dependent on its thriving, yet threatened, natural resources.

ABOUT ME

I was born and bred in Sweden for 13 years until I moved to Malta to spend four years at a small, international school, afterwards continuing to the USA (specifically Maryland, Maine, and Florida) to finish high school and complete my undergraduate degree. The past year I lived and worked in Montpellier, France where I met some truly amazing travelers before I embarked on a two-year Erasmus mundus masters adventure in Budapest, Greece, and Sweden. I am currently living on the beautiful Aegean island of Lesvos (Greece) for a few months as part of my masters program.

From what I've heard, I am a down-to-earth, friendly, joyful human being to be around that is up for any adventure presented in front of me. I love to meet new people, explore foreign places, and, ultimately, live a life out of my comfort zone surrounded by gorgeous vistas, great company, and delicious food.

PHILOSOPHY

Sono libero (Italian for "I am free")!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have never couchsurfed but I have gone to several couchsurfing events around the DC area and realized already at 17 that these are the best people I will ever meet!

Interests

Human ecology, wildlife, anthropology, climate change, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, skiing, sailing, dancing to anything and everything, traveling, laughing,

  • wildlife
  • coloring
  • dancing
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • canoeing
  • kayaking
  • sailing
  • skiing
  • ecology
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

all-time favorite tearjerker book: Cutting for Stone
Music: plenty of technochill, EDM, indie pop, and world music
Movies: the most recent one I saw that is still on my mind is "Call Me By Your Name"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed a ridge in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Colombia) to find a sacred lagoon to the indigenous tribe of that region (took 4 attempts to get to the final destination and it was all worth it).

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Norway, Peru, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Sweden, United States

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