CURRENT MISSION

To dance every day. To enjoy freedom. To remember and tell stories.

ABOUT ME

Friendly, honest, creative, funny. Serious. Curious.

PHILOSOPHY

Share the life with others, take time for sensitivity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

If I have time I always love to meet new people and hear their stories!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A coachsurfing-friend of my good friend hosted me in his flat in Berlin even though he wasn't even there himself. We became good friends too. Many years later I had the chance to host him in Helsinki as he returned from a biketour to Nordkapp!

Interests

Reading, writing, beeing globally aware and active. Music and films. Cuban music. Dance.
Swimming in the sea. Conversactions, storytelling, listening, thinking.
Writing.

• arts
• writing
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• cooking
• movies
• reading
• bouldering
• music
• rock climbing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

WRITERS: Tsehov, Dostojevski, Hemingway, Mika Waltari, Kari Hotakainen, Sofi Oksanen, Rosa Liksom, Joonas Konstig...
FILM MAKERS AND FILMS (just to mention a feeeew....):
Francis Ford Coppola: The Godfather I-III (my favorite film ever!!!)
Aki Kaurismäki: all films...
Spike Jonze: Being John Malkowich
Joel Coen: The big Lebowski
Jason Reitman: Juno
Neil Jordan: Breakfast on Pluto
Richard Eyre: Iris
Pedro Almodovár: Volver, La mala educatión, Hable con ella, Todo sobre mi madre...
Films of Fatih Akin: Auf der anderen Seite, Solino, Im Juli.
Alejandro Amenábar: Mar adentro
Andreas Dresen: Sommer vorm Balkon; Halbe Treppe...
etc etc
etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bouldering behind a water fall (Brazil, Chapada da Diamantina).

Teach, Learn, Share

Salsa dancing

What I Can Share with Hosts

Salsa dancing, cooking, art museum visits, storytelling,cinema

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Estonia, France, Hungary, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Germany, Sweden