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  • 58 references 51 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Finnish; learning English, Spanish, Swedish
  • 30, Female
  • Member since 2014
  • Journalist and master's student
  • journalism, community education, drama instructor, pastry...
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About Me

Getting back to Couchsurf community after few years break. Finally gave up, and refuse to pay annual fee :D

I'm 30 years old traveler with a great sense of humor and warm heart.
I'm not that shy than Finnish people usually are, but I appreciate my own space sometimes.
I like multiculturalism, sharing values and languages.
I am willing to host guests for about 1 week at maximum. Weekdays or weekends, it doesn't matter.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted many people in my place. I think Couchsurfing is a best way to meet new people from different countries. I've also surfed couple of times in Finland and during my trips in Europe.

Interests

-I try to read at lest one book every week
-I do sports sometimes (swimming, cycling)
-I'm a bad singer, but still love it
-I'm not a small talk-person, but I love deep conversations about politics, feminism, religion, traveling and meaning of the life
-I'm volunteering in Finnish Red Cross and worker's union for journalists
-I do love SALMIAKKI (Finnish salty caramel), good black coffee and sleeping loong at morning
-I'm not usually nightlife person, but sometimes in the right company it's awesome to dance until the morning
-I love to cook with my friends, hosts and couchsurfers

  • writing
  • books
  • human rights
  • womens rights
  • dining
  • cooking
  • recipes
  • coffee
  • baking
  • yoga
  • politics
  • traveling
  • sports
  • swimming
  • languages
  • religion
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
John Boyne: Boy in the striped pyjamas/ Peter Singer: Animal Liberation/ Minna Canth: Hanna/
Iida Rauma: Katoamisten kirja/ Peter Hoeg: De måske egnede

Movies: Stanislav Rostotski: Belyi Bim – tšornoje uho/ Stephen Daldry: Billy Elliot/ Richard Linklater: Boyhood/
Joseph Stein: Fiddler on the roof/ Abdellatif Kechiche: La Vie d'Adèle/ Tom Ford: Nocturnal Animals

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was eleven years old, I travelled with my parents to Luxor (Egypt). I found out that there was kids of my age, who begging for a money. And same time they looked so much happier than us. I realized that the money is not a way to happiness.

After tiring summer, I went to Barcelona with my friend. One day we walked to Park Quell. We sit there, held each others hand and wind blew. And then I realized that some times you have to go far away, that you can see closer. After that trip I started to travel more often!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Finnish for you. Believe or not, but it is second hardest language in the world ;)

I can teach cooking and baking, because I was a pastry chef. I can show, how to make perfect Pulla (Finnish Pastry).

I would like to learn new languages, and of course try some new recipes :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland

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