UPDATE

Hi everyone! I am currently in Paris (so obviously can't host) and am looking for cool and fun people to hang out with :)

Write me anytime ~

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Okay, just a short thing. I hate to write it like that but i've been getting a lot of weird messages lately and I just want to clarify: I have a boyfriend, and i'm not interested in using couchsurfing as a dating platform. I want to meet new people and hang out and have fun, but I do not appreciate any advances. That is not what this site is about. Thank you for respecting that :)

CURRENT MISSION

Living by the japanese phrase: 十人十色 - different strokes for different folks

ABOUT ME

Hey there! I'm Meru, a 21 year old student from Vienna who is studying Japanology and International Economy.

I guess I would call myself openminded and interested in meeting new people all around the world!
I am a bit messy (so if anyone stays at my place they're going to have to deal with that) but I promise to be a clean, un-uptrusive guest when I stay with someone else!
I like to go out and just explore cities and meet new people for hours, and i've been to a lot of places all over the world already... but still not enough :3

PHILOSOPHY

I don't think we can judge anyone for his/her actions without really understanding their background, their (his)story, their emotions and motivations.
That's why I just go by the rule: never assume, always question!

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I already hosted two people at my place and it was a very nice experience, so I plan on doing that again!
But right now I am mainly traveling, so I'm looking for people to hang out with all over the world and maybe crash then and again at someones palce :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

As mentioned before, I had two previous house guests, both of them were very nice, friendly and trustworthy people. We had very interesting conversations and I grew a lot from that experience.
What I took away is that having rules, and having everyone stick to those rules, is very important for a nice and relaxed atmosphere. Oh, and that you should always talk about problems that you might have! (e.g. One guy stayed for about 3 weeks and he didn't tell me that he needed more storage space for the longest time! I felt really emberassed when I realized how little space he had for his belongings)

兴趣

- Traveling! (of course :p)
- East Asia (duh, japanologystudent, what did you expect?
- Hiking
- Reading
- Talking
- Dancing
- Meeting new people
- ect :)

• culture
• dancing
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• history
• tourism

音乐、电影和书籍

I love to read, especially dystopian books.
I'm always open to suggestions and more then willing to share mine ;)
Some of my favourite books:
- Brave New World
- Just In Case
- The Giver
- Steve Jobs Biography
- Der Richter und sein Henker
- Le Petit Prince
- Shantaram

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

How can I only name one?
Every day is another adventure just waiting to happen!
(Hahaha, it sounds so cheesy - but it's soo true!)

visited 24 states (10.6%)Create your own visited map of The World or Amsterdam travel guide for Android

教，学，和分享

I can very gladly teach you German and some Austrian Dishes and I would very much enjoy to tell you more about Austrian Mentality, Culture, History, ect.
And I would very much like to learn from all of you more about your country, your political views, your cuisine ect! :)

我游览过的国家

Australia, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

我居住过的国家

Austria, Japan, United Kingdom