We are Mikkel (33) and Sophia (25) - a danish couple 🌞

We were on our first interrail this summer which allowed for 2 months of travel. By using CS we got to travel alternatively and with a greater contact with smaller overlooked local areas and people - and we were hooked!

In Denmark we live in a flat - right under the roof, in an old appartment in the very center of Aarhus. Mikkel is an entrepreneur and has a passion for comedy and entertainment where he dreams of making a career. Sophia studies Art History and makes art whenever possible as she wishes to live as an artist.
We have just bought an old van - a Ford Transit from 1979 we have named Gudrun - that we hope to restore and experience many travelling adventures in. But until she is ready, we travel with a tent. You can follow our adventure with the camper on @campergudrun on Instagram and YouTube - beware, the content is danish.

We are both spiritual in nature and very curious about life - art, music and adventures are some of what we aim to fill our own and others' lives with.

We do not drink alcohol or smoke, but we are always up for a good time, some alternative dishes, hidden gems and new challenges!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We wish for our adventures to be social and open to new cultures and people. We do not wish for a vacation - we wish to travel, where we really live and experience the places we travel to as well as getting new connections along the way!

Interests

• arts
• culture
• festivals
• music
• hiking
• freelancing
• science
• hitchhiking
• travel
• nature
• adventure
• spirituality
• plants
• off-grid living
• financial independence

Music, Movies, and Books

Both of us love experimenting and aim to keep learning in an about life and not just in school.
Books about spirituality and personal finance are on our booshelves as well as old classic danish kids book full of inspiring illustrations and fantastical stories.
Sophia has a passion for movies and choosing only a few favorites would be impossible, but films with an alternative style and a dash of sarcasm and dark humor and a more experimenting approach to the artform is a great pleasure.
In music we listen to everything from 70's roadtrip classics to modern danish indie to anything with a fetching beat and a heavy bass. Exchanging music, litterature and movies with a host would be amazing!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The summer of 2023 - as seen in the pictures - we biked around the edge of the island of Bornholm within two weeks and with only our backpacks, a tent and some bikes we borrowed. We saw old ruins, breathtaking nature, slept on rocks by the sea, woke up next to goats and cows and swam in a quarry, among other things.
This was our first big adventure together!

Teach, Learn, Share

In the summer of 2024 we both volunteered at a monastery in Fabriano, Italy for 2 weeks. Here we aided the nuns however they needed, which often meant assistance in their gardens or with repairing old parts of the enormous monastery.
In 2022 Sophia was a volunteer at a summer camp in Transylvania, Romania, where she taught about mental health to older kids and teens. She has also taught music and art occationally throughout the years. Both of which are passions!
Mikkel knows so many cool things about so much and a conversation with him is never boring as he is truely a funny guy! And if you have problems with your car (or other vehicle) or plants, he is the guy to consult!

What I Can Share with Hosts

We can share our at times experimental cooking abilities and some danish culture, as well our love of adventures and culture exchange.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark