I'm a 24 years old girl and my name is Diamando. I'm half Danish, half Cypriot. I grew up in Denmark on a small island called Samsoe, and it planted a huge love and need for nature within me. I lived near the sea and I'm a pisces, so it's no wonder I almost feel sick everytime I havn't been at the sea for a long time;-) I have a deep need to be close to the sea to feel grounded, at peace and being able to breathe in deeply.. I'm sure I must have been a mermaid in a former life! :-) even though I really love nature, I also love the energy, the pulsating life and the opportunities of big citites. That's why I lived in Copenhagen for about three years during high school and that's the place I keep returning to whenever I come back from my travels. Currently I'm living here as well.

To say something about who I am, I would say;
- curious as I'm always ready to try off new things and expand my knowledge.
- reflective as I spend a lot of time thinking about who I am, why I/we exist, what the meaning of both small and big things are, and I'm always on a search for truth.
- brave as I dare to follow my own dreams and passions and not blindly following a system that I don't feel is for me. I have realized that all I want is to be happy and joyful and able to appreciate this wonderful life I've been given, and it's my mission to keep doing the things that makes me happy!
- caring as I'm the friend you can always come to and share your sorrow and pain and cry out to. I'm always ready for deep conversations about love, life and all the things that brings us both down and way up in the skies.. I'm trying my best to be vegan as my love, care and respect for animals are much bigger than my love for eating animal products. And because I feel like it's time to treat our dear Mother Earth with more tenderness, love, care and respect.
- I'm obsessed with astrology - and would love to share with you, make your birth chart and tell more about this ancient system to understand ourselves and each other.
- cacao-lover! Chocolate, ice-cream, cake, ceremonial cacao etc. I sometimes think I'm addicted ;D
- I love to move! Whether it is running, swimming, doing yoga, head- and handstands, AcroYoga, dancing, fighting.. It makes me so alive, so peaceful, so happy!

I could write so much more about myself, but I would rather meet you, so you can get to know me yourself :-)))

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because it makes it so much easier to get in contact with local people, who can bring me to see the awesome places in their cities with a nice atmosphere instead of the guidebook recommended places.. When I'm traveling the most important thing for me is to be around good people, learning new things about other cultures, countries, life views and different skills that people share with me - I'd rather spend a day with new friends in a great spot than seeing all the tourist attractions of the city I'm in. But basically I'm on CS because I love making new friends! :-)

Interests

I love yoga, I love being active in all ways - I played a lot of sports as a child, I love diving into different spiritual practises and philosophies, I love cooking delicious organic vegan food and share it with friends and family, I love listening to music, reading books, watching movies, being with friends, being alone, being in nature, traveling and being challenged, surprised and grateful for life every single day! And you should know that I have a HUGE love for India, for astrology and for chocolate and will probably talk quite a lot about it ;)

• culture
• books
• dining
• cooking
• vegan
• yoga
• meditation
• movies
• traveling
• music
• swimming
• psychology
• tantra
• philososphy

Music, Movies, and Books

I like a lot of different music, but in particular movie soundtracks, singer songwriter, pop, some rock, jazz etc. I love music and listen to it a lot. My favorite movies are ''Into the wild'', ''Wicker Park'', ''The Butterfly Effect'', ''500 days of Summer'' and ''La vie d'Adèle''. I have read a lot of good books, but my favorites are ''Harry Potter'', ''The Golden Compas'' triology and ''Roots'' I think. One of my favorite authors is Paulo Coelho.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went to India on my own for 5 months with no plans in the age of 20 (I had never been outside Europe) - a bit frightening, very challenging, overwhelming, eye opening and truly AMAZING!!!

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to learn to speak French more fluently!
I can teach you about the enneagram, an ancient psychological model for personality types. I'm very passionated about it and have gone through some courses about it:-) same things goes with astrology.
I can teach you how to give an ayurvedic walking massage and I can start out giving you one - I learned it in India. I would love to inspire and get inspired by you about vegan cooking skills!
I can share AcroYoga and thai-massage with you as well :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, England, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Kosovo, Montenegro, Nepal, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand