I have grown up a few steps away from the nearest forest. Even after I moved to the capital of Finland, I have never lived far from one: I need regular time in the woods to stay rooted. 🌲

Many of my interests also revolve around the outdoors. I love learning about bird species, wild herbs (I know at least the ones that make good tea), and growing my own food (used to have an allotment at the campus). I dream about bike trips, climbing trips, hikes, canoeing trips, all of the sort. I hope to one day have badass survival skills and be able to pull off longer expeditions, but I never look down on any mini-adventure either.

My travel mindset is to get lost in any beautiful place and to just observe special things in life instead of rushing past them.

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

I love it when random connections with total strangers turn out to be something unexpectedly beautiful! My couchsurfing experiences were not just a shower and a couch, but the opposite: they became the whole essence of the trip.The people I have met abroad have taught me the most about the world and even myself. It is also so much better to see a city I visit through the eyes of somebody who lives there. These experiences have been so valuable to me and I hope to host in return when I am back in Helsinki.

Интересы

I think it is essential to give everything the time it deserves, and I think this philosophy condenses in the art of sourdough baking 🥖 I make a badass baguette and my latest craze is painting the loaves with flowers 🌸

Libraries are my go-to-place for every mood. I can also easily spend hours reading by my morning coffee and chilling with a book in a park.

I am interested in zen philosophy and have been visiting a zendo for my practice.

• birds
• arts
• books
• meditation
• knitting
• hiking
• vegetarian food
• zen
• climbing
• wild camping
• hammocking
• sourdough
• cold water swimming
• cycling tours

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

Bikepacking through Germany to go home to Helsinki after my exchange year

Чем я могу поделиться с хостами

A haiku poem

Где я побывал(-а)

Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Где я жил(-а)

Finland, Germany