CURRENT MISSION

As Rumi would say - to chew quietly our sweet sugarcane god-love and stay playfully childish.

ABOUT ME

ALL about me? A start: I'm Finnish but have grown up all over - Tanzania, Namibia, Vietnam, France, I'm currently living in the UK after I finished my studies of Anthropology and Development 3 years ago. Life has a funny way of turning out so now after 12 years of not having lived in Finland at all, I'm slowly starting to dip my feet into my home-country again...

I have a heart that pulls me towards a lot of things that are from West Africa - I've been learning the drumming and dancing now for several years (did a trip out there for 2 months, incredible!) and recently picked up the kora, the African harp, with 21 one strings, I truly believe that its music of the angels!

I enjoy meeting new people, I prefer trees to buildings, I love food (GOOD food), making chocolate, playing music, DANCING, friends, humor, good talks, honest talks, relaxing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

The occasional gathering, occasional guest when I'm living in a place where that's possible, use it when I'm traveling to stay with + meet people!

Interests

Ooh I guess I mentioned this above already but

music
dance
food
nature
walks
talks
friends
reading!

I'm generally very curious about life, so this list could go on endlessly..

• poetry
• singing
• dancing
• dining
• chocolate
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• juggling
• music
• anthropology
• languages

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trekked through the Indonesian Mentawai rainforest with a local shaman. Watched and listened to the monsoon rain approaching on the Hanoian aluminum rooftops. Been in a thunderstorm in the fields of Slovenian countryside. I've seen some amazing smiles and hearts out there too, and I'm looking forward to seeing some more.

Teach, Learn, Share

Share: stories, drumming, poetry (check interests), riding a bicycle, crazy dancing (my signature style is a whimsical foot-flailing kinda dance), languages.
Learn: about your lives, new languages, how to sing, how to juggle, anything, anything really. Teach me how to make your favourite food!

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Guinea, Indonesia, Mozambique, Poland, Singapore, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, France, India, Namibia, Tanzania, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

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