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ABOUT ME

I am a hopeless nomad in all the senses with no home country per se. My parents live in Sweden, some family in Lithuania, some in Russia and some in London. I stretched my student times among three different universities in Europe & US to explore different educational systems. Ended up graduating in Spain. That was more than a decade ago! Still here and loving it!

PHILOSOPHY

Vive y deja vivir.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I used to host people for quite some time, it was such a gratifying experience! I can't wait to get back to it once I find a bigger place, hopefully this very summer (2015). However, I will be more than happy to show you around or hang out if I am in town! Gimme a shout if you are in Madrid!

Interests

I am in love with books and flowers. Routine kills me so I am constantly on the move making traveling more than a hobby. I love surprises and anything that causes change. Now that I don´t have space to spread my painting stuff out, I dedicate some of my free time to making postcards, decorating and creating scrapbooks. I am also a trail running junkie, so very grateful Madrid is surrounded by mountains!

• books
• causes
• running
• flowers
• traveling
• scrapbooking
• painting
• trail running
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: anything that doesn´t involve Britney Spears and alikes.

Fresh: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros / The Dolly Rocker Movement / Bear in Heaven / Crystal Castles / The Foals / The Raveonettes / The Field Mice

Old school: good old jazz, good old 60s , good old Depeche Mode, la mamma PJ Harvey, some Jonny Cash, some Mr Dylan, Leftfield, Blur, Joy Division etc etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed up Table Mountain in South Africa / Toubkal in Morocco and swam with gentle whale sharks in the Philippines.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Croatia, Czech Republic, India, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Morocco, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Slovenia, South Africa, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Lithuania, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, United States