Hey there!

My name is Desirée and I’m living 20 minutes (by car) from Luleå. I have a pretty comfy couch to share with travellers that fit two people, otherwise there are plenty of floors! ;)

I’m an easy going person who likes nature and the things you can do there, such as rock climbing, hiking, ski touring, snowboarding, skinny dipping, make coffee on fire or just exist. I also like movies, music, analog photography, board games/video games, poetry, beers/wine, travel and cooking food from around the world.

I’m a single mom to a 11 year old daughter also and there is a 99% chance she’s home while you choose to stay here, but she’s very social and fluent in English. Bringing kids is no problem too! We also have a cat at home; Pumpkin. 🐈

I speak fluently English and Swedish, some Chinese and are always trying to learn new languages, right now I’m working on Turkish and French.

Welcome!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To open the home to travelers and meet new people from all over the world. 🌎

Interests

• poetry
• cooking
• beer
• movies
• music
• hiking
• skiing
• snowboarding
• rock climbing
• languages
• skitouring

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: L’impératrice, alt-J, Altın Gün, Rhye, Emancipatior, Lana del Rey, Weval, DARKSIDE, Flower Face, Ajda Pekkan, Degiheugi, François Hardy, The Beatles, La Femme, Barbara Pravi, Taylor Swift, Daft Punk, islandman, Kota the Friend, Kid Francescoli, Danit, Radical Face, Her, Goran Bregović, Feist, Beirut, Faye Wong, The Civil Wars, Ezginin Günlügü, Lord Huron, Massive Attack, Elias Rahbani, Leonard Cohen, King Raam, Nhyx, Frank Sinatra, Maribou State, Childish Gambino, Nick Mulvey, Yorina, Lord Huron, Father John Misty, Flavien Berger, Amadou & Mariam, Tame Impala, Kerala Dust, The National, Bonobo, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Meryem Aboulouafa, Beach House, Sufjan Stevens, Madrigal, Paris Paloma, Beyond, Cigarettes after sex, The National, ABBA, The Dead South, Oliver Koketzki, Amber Run, El Michels Affair, Gitkin, Balthazar, trentemøller, Four Tet and more.

Movies I like them “MUBI-style”, Wes Anderson and other genres: Aftersun, The French Dispatch, The Lobster, Triangle of Sadness, Before Sunrise, Nobody Knows, Inception, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Star Wars, The Worst Person in the World, Chungking Express, Captain Fantastic, Dead Man, Moonrise Kingdom, Singing in the Rain, Trainspotting, Normal People, Breaking Bad, 8 women and more.

Books: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, 1984, Veronica Decides to Die, The Stranger, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Slept under the sky beside a dying fire, during midnight sun in June. So simple, but still a memory I cherish so much. ✨

Teach, Learn, Share

If we have time and want to hang out I can show some local spots in nature, go rock climbing or indoor climbing, or simply just cook together. We can make some language exchange, draw something or talk about whatever. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Finland, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Sweden