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Uppsala, Uppsala County, Sweden
@astrid-eklund
Member since 2015
CURRENT MISSION Learn to play the harmonica, learn more Swedish forest species (fungi, plants etc.), enjoy life :) This fall and winter I will travel Europe with my boyfriend and occasionally on my own (to do volunteer work on farms etc.) ABOUT ME I am a curious person who loves and values my freedom. I want to learn, listen, see and experience. Furthermore, I'm happy and usually outgoing, but I also need my space to think and meditate :) I like to talk both light and heavy, but I also have no problem with silence! PHILOSOPHY Life is only here and now. I'm working on being with it, in it, as much as possible :) And being as kind and loving as I can :)
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Animals
Fluent in English
Learning German
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
To meet people, widen my horizons, share experiences, learn, listen, see...
Music, Movies, and Books
Gabriel García Márquez is currently my favorite author. He moves me in a way I can not yet put in words. When it comes to music, I like Dire straits, Pink Floyd, First Aid Kit, Rolling stones and the likes. Favorite movie is Amelie Poulain
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Lived with 18 strangers from Facebook for a week, in a castle on the Italian countryside during a two month solo trip through Europe. I'm also doing some volunteering with a youth organisation in Sweden, working to protect and experience nature.
Teach, Learn, Share
I would love to learn about your city. Why does it look the way it does? What events/cultural aspects made it evolve the way it did? I can talk a little about climate adaption, about nature and much more.
What I Can Share With Hosts
I draw and do watercolors as a hobby, so I can show you some basic things (I'm not a professional, but what I know I'm happy to teach) :) We could do an urban sketching session together for example.
My Interests
My curiosity combined with an urge to be free has granted me a love for traveling. Reading is another aspect of this, essentially, to me just a more quiet way to travel. I'm also interested in landscapes. By that I mean landscapes as nature and wildlife but also as cities, social constructions and as internal landscapes (if that makes sense. If it doesn't, don't worry ;)) I also really enjoy fantasy novels!
