Hi, I'm Johanna! You can call me Hanni.

I DO NOT HOST MALE COUCHSURFERS. I DO NOT HOST MEN.

currently living near the train station S-Bahn Hallwang-Elixhausen, two stops away from Salzburg main station (7 min)! happy to explore together

DO NOT SEND ME A FRIEND REQUEST BEFORE WE HAVE NOT MET IN REAL LIFE. -- thank you

DISCLAIMER FOR COUCHSURFERS

-- I ONLY host FEMALE couchsurfers. I can host only one person. If you are two women you can try me. I might say yes.

1) I live close to Salzburg city, just outside in the countryside
-- good bus connection plus perfect train connection
2) I live close to the S-Bahn train station Hallwang-Elixhausen, Salzburg in Austria
-- You will get a matress, bedding, and wifi. Currently owning a sofa for hosting.
-- let's meet up in Salzburg!

DISCLAIMER FOR HOSTS

-- Please READ my PROFILE before you offer to host me.
-- Please do NOT offer to host me IF you have Romantic Interests.
-- I feel MORE COMFORTABLE with FEMALE HOSTS or COUPLE HOSTS.
-- I AM NOT interested in Romantic Entanglements. Thank you.
-- I am VEGAN, and VEGETARIAN mostly. Sometimes (seldom) I eat meat (only chicken and tonkatsu)
-- I do NOT eat FISH or SEAFOOD. I do NOT eat SUSHI.
-- I do NOT like CLUBBING or going out at night
-- I do NOT like SMOKING and DRINKING.

-- I am a YOUTUBER. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFoBdWxE2su8TmuHbvy7DhA
-- I am otaku. I share my fashion journey on my instagram account @hannialba
-- I LIKE POKEMON GO, books, video games (TES: Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim)
-- I LIKE Lolita fashion and shopping.
-- I LIKE MakeUp.
-- I LIKE VEGETABLES (al lot).
-- I LIKE healthy lifestyle like organic produce, hiking, drinking water. (no alcohol, no unhealthy food)
-- I LIKE walking around PARKS and shrines, and GARDENS.
-- I LIKE being alone for a few hours to rest and enjoy silence.
-- I LIKE talking a lot, laughing a lot, sharing a lot.
-- I LIKE Languages, linguistics, writing, and reading.
-- I LIKE photography, art, and painting (water colours).
-- I LIKE shopping LOLITA and KAWAII fashion.
-- I LIKE traveling on my own and explore.
-- I LIKE to travel together as well, because it can be easier and funnier.

MORE DETAILS IF YOU DON'T MIND READING

I'm 100%-Austrian girl, but I feel more Asian than Austrian. I am very short (153cm), so I feel more comfortable in Asian countries. haha
I am generally neat and orderly, but sometimes I can be messy.

I studied English for two years at the University of Vienna in Austria, and for two years at the University of Iceland in Iceland (haha). I want to become a native speaker in English and write a fantasy novel in English.

I really love Japan. I love the people, the culture, the history, the countryside, the cities, the temples and shrines, kimono and yukata, traditional Japanese sweets, the language, some (not all) Japanese food, the cute fashion, Pokémon, and Japanese crafts.
I have been to Japan for 3 months in 2015 and for 1 month in 2018. I loved it so much! I always miss Japan and my friends there.

I started learning Japanese by myself at home, but I lost focus and since then I probably forgot a lot again. I hope to learn Japanese again when I go to Japan and get better.

I used to be a very natural, no-makeup-kinda person. End of 2016, I started getting interested into makeup and cute/kawaii Japanese fashion. Now, I really enjoy wearing a kawaii makeup look, circle lenses, and pretty fashion.

I am mostly vegetarian, sometimes vegan. I sometimes also eat chicken and duck. I don't eat other meats or fish.
I love cooking Japanese food. My favourite Japanese foods are Mochi Okonomiyaki, Vegetable Nabe, Vegetable Omurice, Vegetable Tempura, Japanese Vegetable Curry, Oyakodon (with tofu instead of chicken), Vegetable Kakiage, Chickenkatsu, and anything with matcha and adzuki beans.
I generally enjoy creating new recipes and make vegetarian versions.

I have WWOOFed in Scotland, in Japan, and in Hawai'i. I love farming and helping to grow vegetables, tea, and fruits. I like cooking with fresh, organic, and local produce.

I love playing Pokemon GO and walking a lot!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on Couchsurfing because I want to make friends in the countries I travel to.

I am on couchsurfing so I can meet a local who is interested in getting to know me and we can share our experiences and help each other out and introduce friends to each other.

I also like to find like-minded people with similar interests and hang out together.

Interests

I am a creative person, so I also like crafts and make crafts myself. I like to knit, sew, draw, paint, create recipes, print on fabric, write stories, and take photos and videos.

Because I love taking pictures of the places I visit and the food I cook or eat at cool places I also have an instagram account.
Check out my page at @albamelonfaerie if you like!

I like WWOOFing, because I like to help small organic farmers to grow their vegetables and fruits and eat good food.

I like reading and writing fantasy novels.

I like walking in general and walking in nature. My favourite place is the beach or at the ocean!

I enjoy wearing makeup and pretty fashion, circle lenses. But I also wear casual clothes and glasses.

I absolutely love cooking and eating together. I love hanging out with friends in cafés and drink matcha latte.

I love Asian cultures and languages.

• arts
• writing
• design
• fashion
• photography
• cooking
• japanese food
• vegetarian
• vegan
• languages
• art
• japan
• korean food
• fine art
• makeup
• fantasy books
• kawaii
• lolita fashion
• pokemon go

Music, Movies, and Books

//Music// I love ZACK BRYAN, Caitlin Canty, Kacey Musgraves, Mumford and Sons, Ed Sheeran, Charles Wesley Godwin, Johnathan Peyton, Tyler Childers, The Fly Birds, Noah Derksen (I love Country, Americana, and Folk especially), Kylie Dailey (Indie Alternative), Noah Kahan

//Sountrack// The Elder Scrolls Series by Jeremy Soule, movie soundtrack in general

//Movies// Inception, Until Forever, How to Train your Dragon, The Lord of the Rings, If I Stay, The Holiday, On Golden Pond, The Secret Garden, The Little Lord, Anne with an E (Netflix), Practical Magic

//Japanese Movies// An, Koizora, Kimi to 100-kaime no koi, “Kamikaze Girls” (Shimotsuma Monogatari)
Anime: Koe no Katachi, Kimi no na wa, Wolf Children, and all Ghibli Studios, The Boy and the Beast

//Fantasy Books// The Riftwar Saga by E. Feist, The Kingmaker/Kingbreaker Series by Karen Miller, The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay, Guardians of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn Lasky, The Legend of Drizzt (1-3) by R.A. Salvatore, Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb, The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Wwoofing in Scotland
- Staying at an Eco-Hostel
- Roadtrip around Iceland
- Seeing Northern Lights in Iceland
- lived in Reykjavík, Iceland for 16 months
- Hiked 4 summits of the Austrian Alps in 6 hours
- cycled with another WWOOFer to Miyama, a thatched rice straw village, in Japan
- WWOOFing at 4 different farms in Japan
- living in a raw vegan/fruitarian 80/10/10 community on the Big Island of Hawai'i
- Hitch Hiking
- WWOOFing on the Big Island of Hawai'i
- took part in the monthly Harajuku Fashion Walk in Tokyo, Japan
- climbed up the Japanese Sand Dunes in Tottori prefecture
- went to Universal Studios Japan in Osaka
- saw the Cherry Blossoms (Sakura) in different places in Japan
- got lost in Shinjuku Station

Teach, Learn, Share

“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live” - Dalai Lama

“Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.” - John Lennon

"Pain demands to be felt." - John Green ("The Fault in Our Stars")

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share the Austrian culture. I am not a very Austrian person even though I am a 100%-Austrian-born girl.

I can share my experiences with WWOOFing in Scotland, Japan, and Hawai'i

I can teach you to cook delicious vegan food.

I want to learn Japanese. Maybe you can help me. I can help you with English and German.

Please feel free to ask me anything.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Scotland, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Iceland