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  • 29 references 18 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Swedish; learning Norwegian, Spanish
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • No occupation listed
  • share the love you can do; while you can.
  • From Ljusdal, Gävleborg, Sweden
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About Me

ok, so can we please just let ourselves start sharing the love, whatever we can share together, (everyone can share something), as I first was taught by a fellow couch-surfer turned into a good friendship; through this site once upon a time long time ago; I was completely newbie to cs back then, quite a few years ago now when I first discovered this beautiful community : ) .

(note: this even seems more important recently than when I first became a member of this community; since meanwhile there's so much hate, fears and conflicts growing, expanding and circulating in this beautiful world of ours; so the meaning of sharing the love is; really; is caring the love; it just became more relevant and important, then ever before, nowadays)...

this basic principle of couchsurfing; sharing is caring; caring is sharing; still remains true to me with whatever fellow nomads n still yet unknown friends in common; I might have not discovered yet; with mutual interests, passions and hobbies which we might even discover we have in common; by the time well-spent🥰...

so why not make the memories more worthwhile and share some special moments while we can. It doesn't have to be expensive and we can all share something that we need to work with/on and even try to learn from each other somehow?🥰

so please feel welcome and free to inspire me with any sort of activities you'd like to do during your visit here or travel somewhere around, maybe even sharing some small adventure together? 🤠. who knows? 😸

So what can I share with you as a host?

I can share with you some of the most profound viewpoints of the city, show you around some interesting free museums nearby, maybe even create some remarkable memories ourselves, cook something cultural together is a way to share our culture, share some philosophies of life whatever that may be interesting for you, go for a swim with a sauna around the city; or why not you tell me what to do? (:

so why not just let us create some happy and joyful moments together. :)

you can be completely open with me on what you want to get out of your visit here and I will try to do my best to assist with what I can.

however, either way, I'm happy to be showing you around some cool places and give some sort of guidance depending on what you're looking for to explore on your journey?✨

if not nothing special, I'm just always happy to share some love n happy, joyful moments around and bless you with an safe journey around here in Sweden! ❤️💚💛 ! Big 🐻 🤗 !

So who am I?

I'd say I'm more of a small town boy then a big city boy since I grew up and spent most of my time in this journey called life around nature/forests/mountains, especially went out snowboarding with friends as a kid for example.

I do like the city lifestyle in small doses and can enjoy going out with the right set and setting, bars/cafes/parties, music festivals as long it doesn't get overwhelming since I'm also a bit introverted and can be a bit sensitive sometimes to big crowds.

So what am I working on/towards?

being more open-minded, exploring new communities/destinations, hiking, climbing, yoga(well, I used to practise it at least; maybe you can inspire me back into it hehe), svimming, gym exercise, martial arts sometimes or just go for a run outdoors.

stockholm has plenty to offer, it really just depends on what your interests and passions are to share it with? 😉

I do quite prefer to host people that are interested to socialize, have similar interests and are friendly enough to open up about ourselves, smile and live out in some warm togetherness 🌞

note:

if you want to just keep being by yourself, and just do your 'own' visit, it might be better for you to book a private room at one of our city's tourist service centers(I can give you some guidance in this case as well).

keep in mind:

couchsurfing from my perspective is supposed to be all about exchanging some cultural experience,
we can call it universal love,
so please in the name of god -
please create and share some love to make some of the best couchsurfing experience ever together wise! : ) ❤️

let's create something special to look back on in a positive manner.🥰

it might even be something positive to reflect back on later which can cheer us back up to be happier as we sometimes cheer down on more dull rainer days. looking forward to hearing your stories 😇

love&light✨

So if you do happen to have any questions?

I hope you don't hold onto it anymore and be shy, you can feel completely free with me, open up with me what holds you back, let the energy flow freely with ' it ' together as naturally as we can carry on and share the energy between us. we might even teach each other something new about ourselves in this magical way? ✨

So what sorts of experience I'd be looking forward offer to share with you?

just like another time traveler's - I do love to share some backpacking together, enjoy the moment we share together.

feel free to open up for most activities to catch up with as to give out some examples

(all suggestions on activities are warmly welcome?)

exercise in nature, hiking, hearing different points of any viewpoints, be a part of lovely moments in share, experience lovely people with a refreshing mindset-to-go-with, go out partying, learn something new, exploring / hiking around sthlms archipelago , create new wonderful friendships to share any meaningful moments with to look back on worthwhile? 🤩

(I grew up 4 hours north by car, right next to beautiful Swedish wild and free refreshingly beautiful green forests and clean lakes)

so I'm happy to keep myself part time busy on something profound like hosting couch-surfers meanwhile to not lose myself into the robotic city lifestyle completely while most importantly some lovely memories worthwhile which can lead to some meaningful friendships around. : )

I'm up for some camping trip in nature reserves around the country. you are welcome to share some suggestions on what you'd like to try out and where we could go camping out somewhere around.🥾🥾

note:

I have quite done some traveling since I wrote this travel notes underneath Marka Valley and did my first summit Kang Yatze II a couple of years ago ( over 6000m ). around Ladakh, Himalayas, India.

also some profound hiking in the Cacasuas mountains, Georgia.

past travels history:

I was traveling between 2010 - 2014 in a row, I started the trip in India down south Goa and then traveled up north to the Himalayas(Manali,Ladakh) by bus, then traveled through parts of all countries in South East Asia except Brunei.

I spent almost 2 years in australia and then moved on for another year in new zealand working on the rebuild project in Christchurch south island after the earthquake. this was heartbreaking at some parts of it but it genuinely changed my life but also made it much harder to adapt the regular routine lifestyle but already got back into the norm(s), more or less, so please keep on making me alive again.🙏😇

It can sometimes be difficult to settle back into the system and adapt the daily routine as a traveller so having some happy outgoing surfers sharing that travel spirit coming by would make life a bit more alive and good fun and we can even exchange some good stories, food culture, languages, good vibrations, new aspects of life, lovely experiences, mindfulness 😆 why not?

I could possibly help out with a place to stay for some time if I'm in town depending on how everything works out and if we 'click' good on together 😏

I'm keen to make some new international open-minded friendships around the world and open to share some happy times/momentos together, feel free to approach me with new activities as well? : )❤️😊✌️

I might be at work during the weeks but still possibly can have some good times, to hang out and host you.

I would always be up to share as much love, culture and exploration that we can afford sharing together, so please feel free to being my guest! 😜 xoxo

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet free spirited travelers that would like to share their minds, warmth, culture, life experiences, love and personal views on life. The best way to learn and break any personal judgement is through meeting friendly and open minded people that are willing to share a bit of themselves. :-)))

except for hosting, I would like to go hiking/camping in surrounding beautiful natural reserve around the city and would love to have some wild sort of adventures in the forests

Interests

Travelling, Hiking, Nature, Create, Being outdoors, explore and create new precious life experiences!

  • music festivals
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • raw food
  • yoga
  • sauna
  • partying
  • raves
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • magic
  • music
  • fishing
  • hiking
  • camping
  • hunting
  • surfing
  • snowboarding
  • swimming
  • philosophy
  • hitchhiking
  • solo travel
  • adventure travel
  • travel
  • food
  • freedom
  • adventure
  • wilderness
  • trekking
  • spirituality
  • creativity
  • different cultures
  • self improvement
  • weed
  • love
  • nomad
  • self-development
  • wild nature
  • hitch-hiking
  • boardgames
  • enjoying life
  • north
  • positive thinking
  • enjoy life
  • cuddles
  • spear fishing
  • nordic walking
  • northern lights
  • passion
  • wild swimming
  • mountain hiking
  • winter swimming
  • mushroom hunting
  • yoga and meditation
  • trekking and camping
  • climbing mountains
  • tantra massage
  • summit
  • rave party

Music, Movies, and Books

brave new world, Lonely planet travel books, Shantaram, The power of NOW, bhagavad gita, Beyond religion, Norwegian wood, Kafka on the shore, travel books and any books from the author Haruki Murakami

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

driving on (accessible) the highest motorable road in the world by motorbike, Khardung la. Hiking through Borneos wet rainforests when a snake was passing by, Visited Palestine and
spent a few days on a palestinian military base camp in Jenin seeing their hardcore military training. Went to the highest peak in Georgia and camped just a few hundreds meter from the top on a hill nearby the mountain Shkhara, 5,201 m

Teach, Learn, Share

“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.”

― Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach

What I Can Share with Hosts

cozy hipster area in Stockholm. Free WIFI, Couch, Bed, Fresh and Clean Kitchen / Bathroom facilities and some good advices what to do /where to party in the city.

also, in my opinion, the most beautiful and nicest city view point, just a 10min walk from my flat.

always happy to share some adventure, good life n travel stories if you are up for it!

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Israel, Laos, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Singapore, Ukraine, Viet Nam, Åland Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Cambodia, Georgia, India, Indonesia, New Zealand, Sweden, Viet Nam

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