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Overview

  • 2 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Estonian
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Sales Manager
  • Bachelor of law
  • From Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia
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About Me

I love life. I enjoy travelling and meeting new people. For a number of summers i have been working in USA selling educational books and software.
Since September i am a Masters student of business in Estonia, i also spend part of the year in Poland where I coach college students on how to win in life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting new people. While i have been working in USA during summers I have usually stayed with host families and it has been an amazing experience. I have met some of the coolest people like that. Thats why i believe that couchsurfing is awesome. I havent done a lot of couchsurfing yet but I have had so many friends doing it who have said it has been great.
Also when i was backpacking in Belize and Guatemala we sometimes juat stayed with local people and that was way more interesting than staying in some hotels.

Interests

I love reading, i love good music and i am a very big fan of sports. I love Liverpool FC. I was a high school and college runner in Estonia. I have ran 8 half marathons and one full marathon. This winter i ran my first ultramarathon - 78 kilometres. I definitely want to do more. I love skiing, both cross country and downhill.

  • books
  • marathon
  • coach
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • backpacking
  • skiing
  • sports
  • business
  • software

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm pretty easy. I listen to everything, but in recent years I have started to listen more and more country music. I do like a lot Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift. But I also love Coldplay, Ewert and Two Dragons, Alan Jackson, U2, Katie Melua, Norah Jones. Sometimes even rock and hard rock. Very tolerant with all that!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have sold educational books door to door in one of the most rigorous entrepreneurial programs available in the world - SW Advantage, working 82+ hours a day, 6 days a week, 12 weeks for the summer. I met over 3000 families in one summer - rich, poor, old, young, different ethnicities, different family situations, different values. One of the most eye opening experiences of my life which taught me a lot about myself, my pride, discipline and ego but even more about where different decisions have led in life. I saw qualities and behaviours I admire and want to become like and qualities I swore I will never do myself. I learned to understand people and the way they think and feel - their ambitions, goals, hopes, fears and expectations. Impact for life!

Teach, Learn, Share

I read a lot about motivation and self-improvement. So i'm definitely a very motivated guy who has a great attitude. I can usually pass it on pretty well :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experiences in my trips. I love backpacking, haven't done it much in last 3 years but it's fun. I am also big into sports and coach people a little on how to train, especially preparing for marathons, so I enjoy talking about sports a lot!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, Belize, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, United States

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