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Overview

  • 7 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Estonian; learning Spanish, Swedish
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Entrepreneur, sailor, adventurer
  • Physics BSc, design&technology futures MSc (to be fin...
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About Me

I am driven by startups, prototyping hardware and electronics, lately fashion (!) and making public appearances. I have pursued a technological passion in jobs and free time projects.

The purpose of my life is to start businesses and adventure the world in self-built land, air and watercraft. I want to be part of things that will save the world (fusion energy, Mars).

Sven Yrvind: "Modern man in the big cities are like captured animals. We have all the comfort and food we need, still we are bored. But because we live among millions of equally bored people we do not notice the gloom. Only occasionally do we meet a surviving free spirit and wonder why he is so happy. It is not comfort which makes me happy."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I believe Couchsurfing is the good kind of globalization: a global space for sharing culture, knowledge, ideas and so forth.

My first ever surf was with Tom Moon on the Isle of Man, right in Douglas. It was super! A view to the sea, good company, excellent food!

If anyone wants a tour of Tartu then I'll be happy to give a go if I have time. Usually that will be around friday nights. I am a member of the Tartu Couch surfing community.

Interests

Startups, hardware, marketing, singing, sailing, long distance biking, writing, building and inventing things - making my dreams come true.

  • animals
  • culture
  • writing
  • singing
  • fashion
  • dining
  • breakfast
  • electronics
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • sailing

Music, Movies, and Books

Krystof Kieslowski, James Joice, Albert Camus,Pär Lagerkvist, QI, the X-files, Twin Peaks, Woody Allen, Kubrick, Lennart Meri, Sven Yrvind, Hemingway, Werner Herzog, Abbas Kiarostami, the impressionists, the fauvists, Jackson Pollock, Jaan Toomik, Led Zeppelin, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Herbie Hancock, Prodigy, Snoop Dogg, Mozart, Miles Davis, light and form, etc..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Why one?

I launched my self-built sailboat in 2015
I sang on the main stage of Carnegie Hall in NY
I joined the darkside and went all entrepreneurish

Teach, Learn, Share

First learn, then share, then teach.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A room with a couch - and all the modern commodities :) I live with my girlfriend, the room with the couch is our living room. Lots of floor space too.

Important: I work every day, including holidays, from 09:00-21:00. So my attention span can be slightly limited towards surfers. Your day will most likely mean waking up at 08:00, eating breakfast with us and then doing whatever during the day to meet up in the evening.

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia, Sweden

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