Sup Vinski here, roaming the world. I grew up in Helsinki but live in Berlin. I like to think of myself as chaotic good. I’m a gentle soul who gets easily excited about new things!

Currently I’m deep into fiber arts and visual arts in general. I make colorful wall hangings and rugs, and love to check oit other pwople’s fuzzy creations. I’m also exploring my visual side through 3D graphics and simulation on Blender! You can see some of my visual output on IG @vinskistudios

I also love to write, especially for others. I type poems for strangers at events and happenings (Another insta handle:: @sidewalkscribe)

History brings a place alive for me. I like going ln tours and gawking at impressive museum exhibits. Quality museum storytelling is my passion.

I can also surprise on the dance floor 🕺

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To find a traveling community, host and be hosted be it with old friends or new folks. I get antsy living alone and I'm happy to share my place with you exciting travelers!

I’ve gotten to experience the joy of finding a couch to crash on myself so I wanna give back!

I’m spontaneous and like making friends on the run.

Interests

Living life to the fullest with nature and people and books.

• arts
• literature
• acting
• juggling
• podcasts
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Podcasts:
99% invisible, Hidden Brain, Radiolab, This American Life, a Way with Words, Invisibilia, Code Switch, the Blidboy Podcast

Music:
Ambienty eclectic electronic music, danceable mellow tunes, some classical stuff: Ravel, Monteverdi, Philip Glass' first violin concerto (all his stuff sounds the same but that's the best one among the bulk), Mozart's operas,

Currently trying to fill some gaps in my pop knowledge with some 90s things like Britney

old salsa, tango and bossa nova,

mbalax, breakbeat, some groovy or jazzy rap,
From my teenage years of fandom: Talking Heads, mississippi blues, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath,

Movies - Stranger Than Fiction, Dans ma peau, le grand bouffe, Chien Andalou, the Matrix, the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, los Amantes del Círculo Polar, the Shape of Things

Books - the whole philosophy, psychology, art history, culture theory and sociology departments at the university library. Borges, Huysmans, Lucia Berlin, Wilde, Mellville, Steinbeck

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A winter in the countryside, one and a half meters of snow, negative 30 degrees centigrade, and dark the whole time - but wonderfully beautiful and quiet. Large heavy snowflakes were dancing down from the sky as I laid down on the snow and fell asleep.

Also learned to do backwards crossovers on ice skates in 2021

Teach, Learn, Share

Poetry (I have given workshops on collaborative poetics)
Foreign language acquisition
Basic juggling

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can write you a poem with my typewriter (or pen) or take you on a poetic stroll through the city
I will cook you some of my fave vegan meals

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Germany, Spain