Halla! My name is Elisa and I'm from Tampere, Finland. At the moment I am free as a bird as a full-time traveller.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To get in touch and meet new people while exploring the world.

Interests

"Don't do hard work, do love work."

I'm a social worker as I feel like it's the most suitable profession for me. I was also studying psychology as a secondary subject.

Yoga all the way, every day! It is a my dearest hobby and something I consider as a lifestyle as well. Last fall I studied yoga in India living in a yoga school, which was amazing.

I'm interested in music, volunteer work and different languages. I'm also into everything that involves nature and animals.

I do dancing as a hobby, and I also love to paint, write and of course to read a lot. Recently I have started to learn how to play ukulele.

I am vegan, which means I don't eat any animal products (no meat, dairy, eggs).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Getting inspired to go and live in Africa after watching a foodball game. I was impressed when I saw that after every goal the team of Ghana danced their hearts out. Some months passed and I found a nice organisation to work for - not in Ghana, but in Uganda. In 2015 I spent half a year working with street children and HIV-positive youth in the capital region. Since then I've gone back to Uganda three times.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Kenya, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, Rwanda, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Uganda