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/

Что привело меня на 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.

Интересы

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

Музыка, кино и книги

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

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

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.

Чем я могу поделиться с хостами

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.

Где я побывал(-а)

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

Где я жил(-а)

Estonia, Netherlands, Philippines, Spain