Note: I'm currenly not hosting (upfated 2026-07-06). CURRENT MISSION Learn something new every day, have fun! ABOUT ME Hi there! I'm generally happy and calm but at the same time eager to learn something new every day. I have lived my whole life in Helsinki and have not travelled that much yet but thanks to couchsurfing I've recently got a lot of contacts all around the world. PHILOSOPHY Better ask me in person :)

I CANNOT HOST right now unfortunately. I am travelling. CURRENT MISSION Meet people and places, love people and places ABOUT ME I really like traveling and meeting new people! I have studied kindergarten teacher, but there is no job in Greece for teachers now...so.. I have moved to Finland with my two kids.

I’m Head of Design at a tech company in Helsinki, with a background in space, design, photography and filmmaking. I spend my days creating things, solving problems and turning ideas into something people can actually see and feel. Outside of work, I’m curious about people. I love meeting new people, hearing their stories, discovering different perspectives and expanding my circle with people who make life a little more interesting. I’m naturally positive, energetic and a little crazy in the right company. I laugh a lot, love spontaneous plans and don’t take life too seriously. Music is a big part of my life, it’s my escape, my therapy and, occasionally, the reason I end up dancing when I probably shouldn’t. Coffee, a drink, a photo walk, good food, a random adventure… I’m pretty easy to convince. Come say hi.

Living all over the world. I love meeting new people around the world and I think couch surfing is also a great tool for that. I work as a personal trainer, coach wrestling and martial arts. Lived most of my life around the world (North America, Asia, Europe) because of the sports and work. At the moment I travel quite spontaneous to new places and try to explore the countries where I have not been yet. If you are from a country where I have yet not been and can host or meet, feel free to contact me anytime and I am interested and curious to visit your country.

✪✪✪ Currently not hosting for the moment ✪✪✪ ✪ ABOUT ME Visited 169 of 197 countries and who always looking to travel somewhere and especially to unusual travel destinations, to discover all the secrets of our beautiful planet, with friends or independently. More enjoying and comfortable with cities than countryside when traveling, but nature is sometimes interesting to see too. VERY curious and open minded guy who can be both unserious and very serious. Get´s easily excited especially when talking about specific topics. Please notice that all 370 of my profile photos can´t be seen in the mobile app, only around half of them. Check them all in a regular browser on your mobile or laptop. ✪ MADE IN TAIWAN - GREW UP IN FINLAND - LIVED ABROAD Made in Taiwan, grew up in Central Ostrobothnia, 500 km North West from the capital of Finland in Western Finland as Swedish speaking Finn since a baby. Dual citizenship, both Finnish and Taiwanese (ROC - Republic of China) , therefore having currently two valid passports, Finnish and Taiwanese. Lived and worked abroad in different countries as Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Thailand and Turkey between the years of 2002-2007. Lived in the capital region of Finland since the beginning of the year 2007, after moving from Spain. ✪ NON DRINKER/SMOKER AND PETS I don´t drink alcohol or smoke. Enjoys the nightlife with good company and with good electronic music (of course without alcohol). No pets at home since a bit of allergic to them. ✪ CHEESE IS WEIRD BUT I LOVE FOOD! Things has changed, though in the past, I never drank anything which is black or ate anything red. Still struggling with cheese, but ate my first pizza when I was 18 years old and had my fifth hamburger in my life in the summer of 2014, since that I´ve been eating tens of them. I´ll tell you the story behind if you´re interested to know why! Even though this, I love food over all! Don´t wonder why I am usually double as slow to drink or eat compared to other people, I just wanna enjoy the experience! ✪ CURRENT AND PAST WORKS Been working with marketing and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) -strategies, -customer analysis and -IT technical solutions in the Nordics in one of the world´s largest leisure travel group. Previous working experience as publisher and editor in chief for own made small newspapers; IT -sales person, -technician, -teacher, -freelance reporter, -company owner; webmaster, junior freelance reporter; net café & bar owner; tourleader for Nordic people abroad in five countries etc. ✪ PHILOSOPHY Make the Most of Your Time on Earth: get experience, be open minded, be curious, feel, taste, travel and live now, tomorrow might be too late! Never give up! ✪ NEWSPAPER ARTICLES / INTERVIEWS ABOUT ME ★ Read more about my travel experience in North Korea, an interview of me written in the largest Helsingin Sanomat -newspaper in Finland 31:th of August 2012. In Finnish (web site - original). https://www.hs.fi/matka/art-2000002555710.html ★ Read more about my travel and couchsurfing experience around the world, an interview of me written in the local Keskipohjanmaa -newspaper in Finland where I grew up, 17:th of November 2013. In Finnish (pdf - original, bit.ly quick link to my dropbox). http://bit.ly/1xJPbWy ★ "Sohvalla" (On The Couch) -tv show on Video in Finnish, about Couchsurfing. Interview of me about Couchsurfing experiences between the following times: 5:46-12:54 if you don´t want to check out the whole video. https://vimeo.com/1130651844?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

WE ARE NOT HOSTING ANY LONGER. PLEASE READ MY PROFILE IN FULL BEFORE CONTACTING ME WITH A REQUEST. :) NO MASS EMAILS TO ME, THANK YOU. WHEN HOSTING HOSTING ONLY 1 SURFER AT A TIME MAX 2 DAYS. I DO NOT ACCEPT FRIEND REQUEST WITHOUT A MESSAGE. My hubby and I love funny, tactful and trustworthy people - and all the great laughs and happy times we could have together. But we have room to host only one person at a time. We just turned CS back on after turning it off when Covid-19 started. Still working on updating my profile. I used to see myself as a social person but the Covid years have made me more introverted. But also I'm an openminded Finn who grew-up into a responsible adult in NYC's international crowds. I was born and raised in Finland and moved back to Helsinki in 2007 from all together 6-years mainly in NYC and a little bit also in Minneapolis and Greece. I would not go sightseeing with you all over the city but would love to spend time with you at our place chatting. I used to voluntarily organize salsa and other events to bring people together. I'd love to meet all of the CBS salsa dancers - NY mambo on2 is my favorite but have ended up dancing less and less. Instead I knit more and more. I work as the Executive Director of the local cycling advocacy group. Before that I worked on IT Cleantech startups in marketing. Ecological lifestyle in important for me. If you are looking for an apartment i Helsinki join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/235368102105/?fref=nf WHAT TO DO IN HELSINKI AND IN FINLAND Helsinki is really a summer destination but a motivated person will have fun here also during the other seasons too. Helsinki events in English https://www.myhelsinki.fi/en/see-and-do/events Helsinki activities in English: https://www.myhelsinki.fi/en/see-and-do/activities Practical info on Helsinki: https://www.myhelsinki.fi/en/info Journey Planner of the public transport also in English https://www.hsl.fi/en Information about Finland and Finnish society's services to immigrants in 12 languages. https://www.infofinland.fi/fi MOST IMPORTANT Please write "reasonable request" in your CS request if you agree with the following: "I totally agree that Henni should only accept CouchSurfers that understand her place is not a free hostel but a well-kept and important home of two sincere persons. I know to bring my own sheets or a sleeping bag and to participate to the costs of shared food. Now I also know that there are some delicate antique furniture in the house and they must be handled with extra caution. As a conclusion, it's clear to me that she hopes to be contact only by sincerely people and it's obvious and accepted by me that she wants to be hosting only responsible friendly grown-ups". If you are new to CS, please read about the couch requests :). I found it helpful: http://evaandco.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/5-tips-for-the-perfect-couch-request/

Hello. You can call me Glyde. I work as a project manager for language technology in Helsinki. Basically, I help make those online machine translators, or help how your phone can talk and reply to you. :) I'm also studying my Phd in Language Technology My Instagram: the_abiogenist

CURRENT MISSION Explore ABOUT ME ****Update 2022**** I have moved to Helsinki. Mostly busy with studies/work/travel. Meeting people/hosting in my small apartment when I can manage the time. ****September 2017**** Just finished my first backpacking trip to South East Asia. 45 days covering Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan and Singapore Covered Ayutthaya, Kanchanaburi, Koh Chang Island(Thailand), short visit to Cambodia border😉, Gili Islands, Ubud(Bali), Yogjakarta(Indonesia), Ijen Volcanic Crater, Taipei,Kaohsiung, Kenting and Huelien(Taiwan), Manila, Palawan(El Nido) (Philippines) and Singapore City. Was an amazing journey, amazing experiences, met amazing people! ❤️ Hope it's just the beginning... ***** A person who loves to travel, meet new people, experience new cultures. I believe there is no better teacher than traveling and that whole life is a learning experience. I'm a software engineer by profession and go around traveling or a bike trip whenever I could manage time. /*************/ FOR GUESTS Please read the 'Read More' / 'Home' section for sending a request and send a request only if you are interested in hanging out/spending time together/ getting to know each other. PHILOSOPHY Live and let live :)