Hi! My name is Susan and I recently moved to Eindhoven (the Netherlands) close to where I grew up. I started my first "real job" in IT. I don't get to travel as much as I would like, but I really enjoy it when I do. In my spare time I like making music (I play piano and flute, and I love singing), I enjoy playing board games and I do some Irish dance too :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting people from different countries. Expats and people who travel are the nicest and most open-minded people I've met in my life.

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite films: the original Star Wars trilogy (and I liked episode 7 too!), the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Matrix, Så som i himmelen (I adore the soundtrack), the Lion King, The Nightmare Before Christmas

Favourite books: Tolkien's the Lord of the Rings (all-time favourite!), Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (re-read it many times, yet I still always forget my towel), Steven King's the Dark Tower series, all Harry Potter books, Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear (still desperately waiting for the third book!)

Favourite music: it's really difficult to say, but if I had to choose one favourite band, it would be Pink Floyd.
Some honourable mentions (in no particular order): Porcupine Tree, Muse, Queen, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Sting, The Beatles, Buena Vista Social Club, Tim Minchin, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Dire Straits, Nightwish, After Forever, Iron Maiden, System of a Down, Avishai Cohen (jazz double-bass player), ABBA (my guilty pleasure), The Corrs, Curly Strings, anything composed by Danny Elfman or John Williams (John Williams is the man!)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Snorkling in the Galápagos islands and making friends with sea lions :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Ecuador, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Netherlands