ABOUT ME

I'm an extrovert traveller who likes meeting new people and seeing new places. I live in Helsinki where I teach English and French for kids ages 13 to 15. I love both my job and the long holidays that come with it.

I love trying new things and I'm open to new ideas. This has led to new travelling experiences and an endless list of hobbies.

PHILOSOPHY

To make the best out of the time that I have on this Earth: enjoy life and learn new things while respecting other people and letting them do the same.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I guess I'll try surfing while I'm travelling and hosting when I get back to Finland and manage to buy a spare mattress.

Interests

Yoga, swimming, cycling (especially long-distance), gym, ballet (dancing), singing, reading, Yi Quan, juggling...

• singing
• dancing
• ballet dancing
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• juggling
• cycling
• surfing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Alanis Morrisette, Bajo Cero, Maria Gazolina, PMMP, Manic Street Preachers, Maija Vilkkumaa, Tori Amos, Serge Gainsbourg, Jaques Brel, Ismo Alanko, CMX, Feist, Ani Difranco, Regina Spektor

Movies:American Beauty, A Streetcar Named Desire, Fightclub, Casablanca, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Atonement

Favorite books and authors: His Dark Materials -Trilogy

Virpi Hameen-Anttila: Alastonkuvia
Tolkiien: Lord of the Rings
Laura Honkasalo: Tyttökerho, Sinun lapsesi eivät ole sinun
almost everything by Ian Banks, Siri Hustvedt, John Scalzi and Zadie Smith
Cory Doctorow: Litte Brother,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Canyonlands in Utah. The vastness of the place is incredible and it's the only time I've been able to observe the curvature of the earth with my own bare eyes.

Teach, Learn, Share

Juggling: basics.