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I'm twenty-three years old and love exploring the world. On my trips, I like to get into local cuisine and meet people. I'm a big fan of artsy coffee shops and picturesque places. I usually travel with a camera, more recently I got a film camera which now accompanies me on my trips.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've been travelling a lot, but somewhere along the way I realized, that quite often I'd end up doing touristy stuff, ignoring the history of the place and not meeting any locals.
I looked for ways to change this and found Couchsurfing. I started showing travellers around in my town and meet other couchsurfers when travelling. I loved it. Last summer, I stayed with a couchsurfer for the very first time, and I have to say: that trip was way more exciting and memorable than any trips I'd taken before.
Since then, I try to have couchsurfers over whenever the circumstances allow for it (I share an apartment of limited size with three others, so it is not always possible to host people).

I have to say, I'm lovin' it!

Interests

Like most people on here, I'm a great fan of languages, different cultures and travelling.

• photography
• traveling
• languages
• philosophy
• meeting new people

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently reading: Misquoting Jesus (B. Ehrman), So the wind won't blow it all away (Richard Brautigan)

Impressive books: Herztier (Herta Müller), The Brooklyn Follies (Paul Auster), Blitzeis (Peter Stamm)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living in Iran for a year.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to learn how to play those bonfire guitar sing-along-songs. I don't play an instrument, but I can teach you how to handle your camera in manual mode, I cook decent food and I'm happy to practice languages with you.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I cook, I can offer interesting conversations, I can teach you languages.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Iran, Norway, United States