Hi! I'm a 25 year old traveller from Estonia. In the last 5 years I have lived in the Netherlands, Spain, Philippines and most recently for a few months in NYC.

I work in digital marketing for an up-and-coming Estonian FinTech start-up where I come up with marketing strategies, create copy and assist in sales, partnerships and pretty much wherever I can.

I do graphic design and photo-video work as a side-hussle and a hobby, and on weekends you can catch me as a DJ, spinning records mostly in the funk-disco-house side of dance music.

Check out my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stenjdm/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here because when travelling alone I find hotels insanely boring and secluded. I hope that couchsurfing will allow me to have a more adventurous way of travelling where I can meet cool locals and experience more than an average tourist.

Interests

In addition to marketing and graphic design, I'm a pretty avid photographer and videographer - a hobby that I'm just starting to get back in to more actively.

I'm super nerdy about vintage fixed gear and road bikes, I collect rare bike parts and build bikes pretty regularly (and of course ride them as much as the Estonian weather allows).

I also collect vintage audio equipment, especially 80's JBL speakers, Japanese-made amplifiers etc. I have a huge collection of records and various audio setups at home for the ultimate audiophile pleasure.

• graphic design
• cars
• jazz
• house music
• funk
• disco
• bicycling
• fixed gear
• dj
• vintage audio
• vinyl records

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite music:

Jazz, Afrobeat, Soul, Disco: Fela Kuti, Donald Byrd, Dexter Wansel, Sly & The Family Stone, Ned Doheny, Deodato, Jorge Ben Jor, Shuggie Otis, Cymande, Chic etc.

Hip-hop & House: J Dilla, Madlib, Pete Rock, Jeru The Damaja, MF Doom, Quasimoto, Tribe Called Quest, Kenny Dixon/Moodymann, Kerri Chandler, Jovonn, Norm Talley, Mall Grab, Bicep, Motor City Drum Ensamble, Hunee....

Classic rock: The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Beatles, The Kinks, Crosby, Stills & Nash

Movies: Anything from Terry Gilliam, Terrence Malick, Kubrick, John Hughes

Books: Autobiographies in general, Bukowski, Hunter S. Thompson, Naomi Klein, anything about Neuroscience

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelling to Cambodia all by myself at 19 years old, with no plans and hardly any cash. I survived and had the most amazing time of my life.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My unique chilled out life philosophies, great humour, and I'm always happy to introduce my weird taste in music and films to others.

I bet most of you have never met an Estonian so I can give some great insights into the challenges of a unique ex-Soviet Nordic country, which is made up 85% of forrest and bears and 15% of one of the nicest people's on the planet.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia, Netherlands, Philippines, Spain