ABOUT ME

Always hard to say things about myself as I´m still learning every day what I´m about but here goes:

Brought up in a tiny village in Estonia I decided to go travel the big world, and have now been living in the UK for over 4 years. I am always up for a good chat about politics, society, music, cultures, travelling, languages and food, and want to involve as much of all these in my life as possible.

A huge part of my life is living sustainbly, and thus I have decided to become vegan, cycle, grow some of my own food and keep food as local as possible, and live in a housing co-op.

I have just finished an internship as a project and fundraising officer in a local NGO, and are currently travelling/volunteering/looking for new opportunities.

New update: Just moved to Leipzig/Halle, so looking forward to start hosting people again soon! :)

PHILOSOPHY

Anti-capitalist
Anti- pretentious assholes
Pro-trying out new things
Pro- lovely and chilled out people

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first CS experience was in Iceland couple of years ago, and soon realised how amazing it was. I´ve always believed that travelling is so dependent on the people you meet, and this is a great way to get to know some awesome people and learn about the culture they are from. I have also CS with my boyfriend Al in various countries in Europe as well as hosted visitors in Sheffield.

Interests

I´m a keen practitioner of people watching, music playing and listening, and sushi making! And I can even do all these at the same time!

Apart from that I like experimenting with baking, taking long walks and cycle rides and drinking nice whisky or gin (I know my limit, I promise).

• culture
• dining
• beer
• baking
• vegan
• sauna
• drinking
• politics
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• swimming
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

I love jazz, electronic, garage, jungle, dub, reggae, psychedelic rock, trip-hop, funk, hip-hop, soul, world music! And Sheffield´s very own bassline!

I love films but got a particularly soft spot for documentaries, so my latest favourites are Dreamcatcher, Cowspriacy, Beware of Mr. Baker, Anvil- the story of Anvil and Cartel Land. And basically any nature or travel documentary produced by BBC.

I´m terrible at reading books, I open one and then stop reading it after a while because I want to start reading something else, there is clearly a lack of commitment, but I have previously enjoyed Chekhov, Orwell and Huxley. One of my top favourites is also Harry Potter!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydived for a charity called the Snowdrop Project to raise money and awareness about the human trafficking in the UK.

Also, swimming in a hot river in Iceland.

Exploring Europe for 3 months in a van!

And going to my dad´s Estonian smoke sauna at home, then jumping to a lake and drinking a cold beer after always puts a smile to my face.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to swear in Estonian- very useful and it´s very likely that people around you won´t understand what you´re saying so you can bitch as much as you like!

I can also share my skills in vegan baking- and talk about it even longer!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia, Germany, United Kingdom