Hi, I'm Laura, a Finn who just moved to Zurich. Not able to host at the moment, but always willing to hang out!

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If you're an open-minded, positive and curious person who loves to share thoughts and of course some food and drinks with others, I'll gladly hang out or welcome you to my home. I have a spare room and love having people around.

I hang out in Switzerland and neighbouring countries now, so don't hesitate to reach out if you are looking for new friends for climbing, hiking or techno/psytrance events, concerts, etc - I'm still looking for my people and community in the area AND ESPECIALLY A BELAY PARTNER. I have all the equipment for outdoor rock climbing but no car and no belay buddies yet. :)

And just as a disclaimer - I use Couchsurfing and hangouts to get to know new awesome people, not as Tinder. I'm not looking for company or massages. Please do not send a request if you find this difficult to respect. If it's a no-brainer, let's hang out!✌️

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've learned how generous and awesome people are while traveling, and I'm trying to pay that kindness forward by hosting. When I'm traveling myself, I'm not so thrilled about getting known to places by browsing TripAdvisor, only visiting the most famous sights or running after nice pictures and approaching travel like it's some sort of game - I like to chill, learn about people and how they live and see the world. I've found couchsurfing to be an amazing way to meet new people and get to listen to and share stories!

Interests

I try to hold on to a child-like enthusiasm about the things I love and make me smile. Nature, dancing, crafts, beer, music, climbing, travels, food, Eurovision - just to name a few things I can talk for hours about.

• culture
• festivals
• dancing
• environment
• cooking
• board games
• traveling
• music
• live music
• hiking
• scuba diving
• solo travel
• mountains
• food
• nature
• techno
• snorkling
• horseback riding
• whisky
• trance music
• eurovision
• hanging out
• asian food
• positive thinking
• local cuisine
• ecstatic dancing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: indie/folk/pop in languages I don't understand + techno and psytrance.

Books: occasional non-fiction and fiction, I like books that make me think, but I tend to forget all plotlines very quickly.

Movies: Everything Everywhere All at Once is a masterpiece of this decade and there's nothing you can do to change my mind! Watch it! I enjoy Wong Kar-Wai and all kinds of international movies a lot, and tend to wait before seeing any popular movies just to let the hype die out and kind of always have some guaranteed classics that I can still watch for the first time.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sat on my butt, smiling like an idiot in the bottom of the ocean 30m deep watching thresher sharks swim by.
And then there was one bathing session in a mud volcano.
And hiking until 6am in the nightless night in Norwegian mountains.
Wait that's three things not one...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Some good stories and new card games. And cooking! I make killer scrambled eggs.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belize, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Åland Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Italy, Poland, South Korea, Switzerland