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Overview

  • 3 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Finnish, Swedish; learning Dutch, Italian
  • 44, Female
  • Member since 2017
  • Film director
  • Film directing
  • From Sonkajärvi, Finland the hometown of Wife carrying competition
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About Me

I am a vegan straight edge film director who loves reading and jazz.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I don't really have friends to travel with, so it would easy my traveling if I would have someone to show me around/to hang out with at the location.

Interests

  • arts
  • books
  • literature
  • film making
  • human rights
  • vegan
  • reading
  • jazz
  • films
  • feminism
  • animal rights
  • veganism
  • comic books
  • film history
  • experimental music
  • straight edge

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Yusef Lateef

Movies: Deren, Dreyer, Švankmajer, Niskanen, Piesis, Van Warmendam, Niskanen, Von Sternberg, Ade, Tarkovsky, Resnais, Jireš, Ozu, Kassila, Chytilová, Varda, Obayashi, Farrokhzad, Pasolini, Siodmark, Ulmer, Żuławski, Shepitko, Bellochio, Van Sant, Jarva, Reichardt, Tati, Kivikoski, Stanley, Erice, Jarl, Saura, Villaronga, De Sica, Donner, Visconti, Ray, Gomes, Herzog, Altman, Leigh, Kuosmanen, Maddin, Zhangke, Tarr, Eggers, Panfilov, Sjöström, Zetterling, Larrain, Shukshin, Fellini, Loach, Parajanov, Antonioni, Lelouch, Demy

Books: Yoshimoto, Inoue, Hyry, Semprún, Dickens, Mann, Proust, Ford, Beckett, Ishiguro, Sillanpää, Lagerlöf, Aho, France

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I managed to read 5 Paulo Coelho's books in a row.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am always interested in learning, teaching and talking about film history and literature.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Vegan cooking and restaurants, anarchist sauna experience (during the summer time), some outsider art venues and gigs.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Hungary, Mozambique, Netherlands, South Africa, United Kingdom

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