CURRENT MISSION

To live an intense and passionate life, to make all my crazy ideas reality, to infect others with my travel bug and feel alive every single minute!

ABOUT ME

Instagram @janie_traveloid

Traveloid /trəvəlɔɪd/ A human genetically designed to drift and wander. 

I dreamt of visiting every part of the world for as long as I can remember. Wanderlust is coded into my genes via a cheeky DRD4-7R aka 'the travel bug'.

I finally went to every country, and some of them 5 and 10 and even 20 times, but I always keep moving. I don't get tired. I never get bored or fed up. I always want to see more and learn more from the people I meet. Every single day is special, every day is important for me.

I believe in building relationships with places - just like one does with people -  and leaving behind not just footprints, but friends, ideas, and heartstrings; and taking home inspiration, life lessons, and occasional scars.

Los vagabundos saben mucho
Porque nunca descansan

(Atilio Jorge Castelpoggi)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

host, surf, meet, show around and convert the non-believers!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Most of my couchsurfing experiences have either been great, amazing, or sensational! I've made life-long friends both hosting and surfing.

Interests

• arts
• writing
• books
• photography
• dancing
• reading
• traveling
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Marquez, Cortazar, Paolo Coelho, Kundera, Pavich, Russian writers whose books are yet to become world famous. Films: old Russian movies, 2046. Massive fan of Caribbean music: soca, bachata, reggae and zouk. Also Coop, Paris Combo, So Frenchy so Chic and the two Congolese musicians playing next to the Roman Agora in Athens.. I love buying music on the streets...there is so much talent in the world!!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I try to do amazing things all the time or at least imagine ordinary things to be amazing.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My zest for life! My crazy travel stories, my either great or horrible cooking skills (depending on the day)

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Western Sahara, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Russian Federation

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