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Overview

  • 19 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish, Swedish
  • 43, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Working in a holistic preschool
  • School of Life + social sciences
  • From Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Learning that "easy is right"! ;)

ABOUT ME

People usually recognise me as someone very active, warm and extroverted person. I'm curious and I'm quite a social being but with the years I'm needing more and more quiet time, just meeting myself. Especially since I started working in the kindergarden, which is socially very intensive! I recently moved from my home town Gothenburg by the west coast to a small town in inland woody Sweden. I care a lot for nature, animals, people.. the planet, and I like to live close to nature.

PHILOSOPHY

I try to learn as much as I can about myself and other people to understand my surroundings and be a good fellow being. I think it's important have a balance between helping others and helping yourself in order to be sustainable.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I used couchsurfing for the first time when I went to Istanbul in April 2009 and found out it is a great way to get to know people!
Since then I've been couchsurfing in Malta, Greece, Spain, Estonia and Malmö and hosted a few people.
I've also been to some local CS gatherings in Gotenburg, for example for a sponateus music jam in a pub and free hugs! :)
I want to thank everyone who has opened their house for me and made my trips so much more interesting!

Interests

Meeting new people and learning more things. Dancing, singing, girls group leader, reading, travelling, psychology, spirituality, food, free hugs, environment, nature, human rights, theatre of the oppressed, contact improvisation, transition movement, global democracy movement, occupy movement, witch craft, shamanism, indigenous people, culture. Learning to be present and mindful. Taking care of the planet and all the beings in it. Making the world a better place.

  • animals
  • culture
  • singing
  • dancing
  • environment
  • human rights
  • dining
  • cooking
  • vegetarian
  • pub crawls
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

I love books, I love movies, I love music!!! :D I like to read about society, psychology and communication (especially nonviolent communication). I also like novels and biographies.
I love movies and especially going to the annual gothenburg filmfestival.
Music I love many kinds jazz, blues, musical, pop, trip-hop, rock, hip-hop/rnb, chill, folkmusic...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being part of creating Gothenburg's Occupy movement and meeting all kinds of people whom I never would've met otherwise. Seeing that we are many who want a change and who believe we can be critical of the system in a postive, peaceful, non-violent way and including body, mind and soul. This has changed my life in so many ways! And so much more seems possible!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share my knowledge about nonviolent communication, teach some swedish songs and vegetarian cooking.
I want to learn to joik (Ive been to one weekend course long time ago), I want to learn more about shamanism, intuition, understanding nature, herbs, people... I'd love to learn a song from your country!
And I would like to exchange visions about how to make the world a better place and sing and dance!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A song, a dance... Help with swedish, english and spanish language.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bolivia, Mexico, Spain, Sweden

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