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About Me
ABOUT ME
I prefer reading profiles with a lot of information about the person, it feels more safe and welcoming when people aren't afraid to show who they really are and it makes it easier to find someone you know you will actually get along with, so PLEASE take your time to read my novel long profile if you wish to get in contact with me! Cheers!
If asking my friends how to describe me I am pretty sure they would use words as "organized", "wild", "loyal" and "strong". However, I personally think that I am quite hard to describe because it takes some time for me to get to know someone good enough to show them the "real me".
I would say that I am trying to be outgoing, I try to be nice to people, be polite and get to know them but I'm that kind of person that usually sit quiet in the corner, listening to other peoples' talk and speaks only when I really have something to say or when asked about something. People tend to think I don't like them or that I'm a boring person because of this but I can assure you that that's not the case, I just have a hard time starting a conversation, I have no problems talking when finally caught up in something to talk about.
Getting to know me a little bit more (after a couple of hours when I start to feel comfortable) I think people find out that I am actually quite fun. I'm ready to do stuff, experience new things and saying no is not really an option since I believe that "you only regret the things you did not do". Maybe I do not enjoy everything I do and won't do it again, but at least I try it.
I am very organized but at the same time very impulsive. I like to do things the same second as I think of them but while doing it I like to have control. If in a situation where I feel comfortable I'm the person who usually takes the lead and if someone else is the same it could end in some arguing. However, I may be stubborn but I can still compromise and I'm not the one who can't admit when someone else with some more experience should take the lead.
I am also very reliable. I don't tell lies, I always try to keep my promises and even if truth sometimes is harsch I rather tell it than hide it. If I say I'll do something I usually do it and if there is something my friends know about me it is that I will always be there to help them out with anything.
I might sometimes be considered a tough bitch because I don't hide the truth or hard facts in cotton and fine words, I tell it harsch and straight in peoples' faces, but in the end I think this is the best way to deal with people and so far it has, in the end, been appreciated.
I live on a farm where we have 15 horses so needless to say I enjoy being outdoors and being active. I take walks and run with our dogs and I'm simply the kind of person who can't sit still for too long without anything to do.
PHILOSOPHY
As long as you make sure that you are happy yourself, it is so much easier to make other people happy
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I'm still very new to this and since I'm travelling I'm trying to surf other people's couches.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I've been hosted several times with different result, most of them lovely and only one that was not really that great. I have hosted a couple once and that was great fun, I hope they enjoyed it as much as I did!
Interests
As long as I am occupied doing something, anything at all, I'm pretty satisfied with myself. I hate being still and I enjoy always having something to do or somewhere to go (though I'm not totally unaware of how to rest my ass in my couch for an evening or two).
I like sports. When I was a kid I used to play soccer in the girls' team and I got my first horse when I was seven years old. I've tried dancing, boxing, I enjoy visiting the gym and by the time of writing I am currently in a street hockey team as the only girl in a team of guys.
I am no expert or very good in any particular sport but I enjoy beeing active and I want to try everything, I don't think there is any limit to what I want to try in life.
Apart from sports I am very fond of animals, I grew up with dogs, cats and horses and the only creatures I don't like at all are spiders and slimy bugs. Other people's pets seem to catch my attention very good too since I like to learn about them and make friends with them.
Other interests that have a pretty big space in my life are photography and filming. I love trying to get that perfect picture and I'm not late to turn any happening in life into a possible movie.
Apart from these things I also like to spend my time in "ordinary" ways such as hanging with friends, partying, watch movies, take walks and so on...
- animals
- pets
- cats
- dogs
- horses
- writing
- books
- photography
- dancing
- dining
- cooking
- running
- partying
- movies
- reading
- traveling
- outdoor activities
- sports
- boxing
- soccer
- hockey
- paragliding
- beaches
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies;
Armageddon, Big Fish, Pearl Harbour, Nightmare Before Christmas, Top Gun - pretty much any film by Jerry Bruckheimer or Tim Burton
Music;
I enjoy all music but the genre closest to my heart is rock n roll
Love all books, I read a lot!
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
New Years Eve 2011-2012 on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro was definitely one of the best decisions in my life so far. Apart from the fact that the party and the fireworks were amazing I also met so many new friends and great people.
Paragliding in Greece. This happened when I was very young but I still remember it as if it happened yesterday and it was the best thing I have ever experienced in my whole life. Just hanging there in the air, watching the ocean spread out beneath me and feel the quiet and the ease, that was the greatest feeling ever. No worries, no problems, just life.
Rafting in Brazil. It was not a great rafting I guess, seen from the view of someone who knows about it, but it was my first time and I know nothing about it so for me it was a blast and a real adrenaline rush. I will definitely do it again.
Teach, Learn, Share
I've been told I'm a pretty good cook, most people enjoy my food and though I'm not a master chef I love to learn and share the knowledge I have.
Anything that's specifik to a country or a city I'd like to learn more about, when I travel I want to really get to know the place I'm visiting to later on be able to tell people about the actual place. In the same manners I will try to answer people's questions about my country and teach them whatever they want to learn (as far much as I know myself of course)
Countries I’ve Visited
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Greece, Peru, Spain, Sweden, Thailand
Countries I’ve Lived In
Sweden