**I have a family now and I’m living with a baby, so I no longer host people in my (our) home. Sorry. But please do feel free to contact me if you just want to meet up with a local guy for a coffee, a beer or some sightseeing around town, I do sometimes miss my days as a traveller and a couchsurfer :) **

Hi! I love to travel and like meeting new people, and Couchsurfing is a nice way to do that. I grew up in a family where, perhaps a bit unusual for my country if not entirely uncommon, both friends, distant relatives and strangers where always welcome to stay for a while if they needed a place to sleep when in town, so welcoming new people into my home has never been a difficult choice.

I have written quite a bit of additional information under "My Home". I get a lot of requests from people who want to stay with me, I guess Oslo is an expensive city, but I have to decline most of them. Often because I simply don't have time to host, I might have other plans already, but sometimes there are other reasons too. So please read what I have written before requesting.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people and perhaps make some new friends, both in Norway and abroad when I travel myself.

By the way, I am not on Couchsurfing because I just want to be nice to random travelers. I am hosting for the sake of good company, fun, and to make new friends and acquaintances around the world. If I invite you to stay with me, or accept your request, I will do my best to spend time with you even if it's a workday, and invite you to come along with me if I have plans to hang out with friends and such. And I kind of expect that the people I host in return also will be interested in doing things together. If you only want a free place to sleep and that's it, I'm not the right host for you. Sorry.

The same goes when I travel myself. I'm not poor, I can easily afford a hotel or a hostel. If I contact you and ask if you can host me, or just meet up, it's because I genuinely think that you seem like a cool person to meet and get to know a bit :)

As mentioned, I get quite a few requests every time I change my profile to "maybe accepting/accepting" for a while. I guess Oslo is an expensive city to stay in a hostel or hotel. Some of the people requesting have on the other hand obviously not even bothered to read my profile, and are probably just sending out the same copy-paste mail to a bunch of people. To tell me that you have read my profile here and are actually interested in staying with me, just not anyone who provides a free bed and breakfast to save a bit of money, please write the word "juletre" somewhere in your mail :) I might still say no, but at least I will take the time to write you back and tell you why if so.

Interests

Besides travelling, I like to do things like climbing, salsa dancing, hiking in the mountains, fishing, or just to go out for drinks or a good meal.

• dancing
• salsa dancing
• bachata
• cooking
• breakfast
• drinking
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• hiking
• rock climbing
• history
• mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelling by car for two months across Africa, mostly sleeping outdoor in tents.

Teach, Learn, Share

Well, I would consider myself a rather average salsa dancer, but I'm pretty good at dancing bachata (If you don't know what it is, Google it). I can teach you that, it's easy. I also know a few nice dishes I can teach you how to cook, and quite a bit about history and about my country and society.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Malta, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Rwanda, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, England, France, Norway