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Overview

  • 2 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Finnish, German, Russian; learning Swedish
  • 33, Female
  • Member since 2013
  • Freelance journalist
  • Glasgow Univeristy, Scotland. Degree in Politics and Russ...
  • From Espoo
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About Me

Hey,
I´m currently doing a bit of traveling through the Baltics, over to Germany and then somewhere warm, where the interrail card takes me! I finished my politics&Russian degree in Scotland last summer, since then I´ve been looking for jobs in journalism/communications, been involved in a project in the field and done an internship in St. Petersburg. So kinda trying to become an adult at the moment, lolz.

I used to play rugby but since I got injured I´ve actually not been on the field for around four years. I´m still saying I´m taking a break rather than I´ve quit though. But I´m looking for other sports that would give me a similar opportunity to go a bit crazy, feel free to suggest something! :)

Other than that, I like to write, try out new things, my jokes are not always good but you can always laugh at the fact that someone just said that :D I like stories. I love looking at great photos and dream that maybe one day I could do something similar. Or maybe just stay in my writing niche, develop that further and find a great photographer to work with ;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It´s a great way to meet people, especially when traveling alone.

Interests

Trying out local tastes and beers, rugby and other sports where you can channel anxieties into something kinda productive, beautiful nature, outdoor activities, modern art, good coffee, theatre, electronic music and also slightly heavier stuff.

  • arts
  • culture
  • modern art
  • festivals
  • beer
  • coffee
  • drinking
  • politics
  • traveling
  • blogging
  • music
  • electronic music
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • rugby
  • languages
  • parks

Music, Movies, and Books

I´m not very good to talk to about music but of course I enjoy it - ambient trappy stuff, metal, Finnish sing-along classics, indie pop. The only thing I´m not really a fan of is reggae and latino stuff.
The last book I read & loved was The Neverending Story by Michael Ende. I cried a lot in the new Beaty and the Beast - I do that a lot, especially in ridiculous things like High School musical.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This is a few years ago already, but it has stayed in my memories as something very special -an inter railing trip through Eastern Europe a few summers ago. It was the first time that I went backpacking and I totally fell in love with it! I especially enjoyed Belgrade and Sziget festival in Hungary. If you want to check out my blog post about it, here you go: http://afternoonvodka.blogspot.ru/2013/08/go-west.html

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Cambodia, Hungary, Italy, Laos, Russian Federation, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Germany, Russian Federation, United Kingdom

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