CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy New Zealand and explore South East Asia and the Pacific.

ABOUT ME

I'm from Finland but I've been living in New Zealand for the past 3 years. I love traveling and seeing different ways of living. I love dancing, eating, drawing, music, the smell of forest after the rain, the sun, sleeping, breathing...you like that stuff probably too :)

PHILOSOPHY

Be understanding. Love. Feel, laugh, be true to yourself :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted people in Helsinki and Wellington and been hosted by many wonderful people all around Europe and New Zealand.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

All of them have been amazing! I have met sooo many wonderful and inspiring people.

Interests

People, life stories, nature, adventures, great food &drinks-people-chats, stand-up comedy, food, documentaries, dancing, art, drawing, music, science, imagination...

• arts
• documentaries
• dancing
• dining
• drinking
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• rowing
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Oh there are just so much to choose from!

Gilles Peterson's mixes are great! Oh 60's and 70's music, James Brown, Funk, Soul, Blues, Bill Withers, The Doors, Seu Jorge, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, The Beatles,Michael Jackson, Motown!,Italian, Spanish, Brazilian, Cuban music, Pink Floyd, Love, The Seeds, Free, Tim Buckley, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Nina Simone,etc.....

Pulp Fiction, Amelie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Some like it Hot, Bird Cage, Full Monty, Life of Brian, Diktator and other Chaplin movies, American Beauty, Some of Hayao Miyazaki,Forrest Gump, The Shawshank Redemption, Constant Gardener, Chocolat, Snatch; Lock, stock and two smoking barrels, Star Wars (the old ones), Indiana Jones (the old ones), Gary Grant and Audrey Hepburn movies, Arsenic and old Lace, Robin Hood, Aladdin, Ghost Busters(haha), Pedro Almodóvar, Motorcycle Diaries, Police Academy(haha), Mrs. Doubtfire...

I like biographies; Salvador Dali`s diaries, Keith Richards, Bob Dylan, Frida, Almodovar :) Psychologically and philosophically charged books are always interesting. Recomend me some authors and novels - I would like to know and read more :D

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

As a kid I jumped off a chair and flew.

Rowing in the midnight sun.

Teach, Learn, Share

Let`s share who we are and what we have learnt so far.

Let's eat something nice.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Latvia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, New Zealand, Spain