UPDATE

Hi everyone! I am currently in Paris (so obviously can't host) and am looking for cool and fun people to hang out with :)

Write me anytime ~

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Okay, just a short thing. I hate to write it like that but i've been getting a lot of weird messages lately and I just want to clarify: I have a boyfriend, and i'm not interested in using couchsurfing as a dating platform. I want to meet new people and hang out and have fun, but I do not appreciate any advances. That is not what this site is about. Thank you for respecting that :)

CURRENT MISSION

Living by the japanese phrase: 十人十色 - different strokes for different folks

ABOUT ME

Hey there! I'm Meru, a 21 year old student from Vienna who is studying Japanology and International Economy.

I guess I would call myself openminded and interested in meeting new people all around the world!
I am a bit messy (so if anyone stays at my place they're going to have to deal with that) but I promise to be a clean, un-uptrusive guest when I stay with someone else!
I like to go out and just explore cities and meet new people for hours, and i've been to a lot of places all over the world already... but still not enough :3

PHILOSOPHY

I don't think we can judge anyone for his/her actions without really understanding their background, their (his)story, their emotions and motivations.
That's why I just go by the rule: never assume, always question!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I already hosted two people at my place and it was a very nice experience, so I plan on doing that again!
But right now I am mainly traveling, so I'm looking for people to hang out with all over the world and maybe crash then and again at someones palce :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

As mentioned before, I had two previous house guests, both of them were very nice, friendly and trustworthy people. We had very interesting conversations and I grew a lot from that experience.
What I took away is that having rules, and having everyone stick to those rules, is very important for a nice and relaxed atmosphere. Oh, and that you should always talk about problems that you might have! (e.g. One guy stayed for about 3 weeks and he didn't tell me that he needed more storage space for the longest time! I felt really emberassed when I realized how little space he had for his belongings)

Interests

- Traveling! (of course :p)
- East Asia (duh, japanologystudent, what did you expect?
- Hiking
- Reading
- Talking
- Dancing
- Meeting new people
- ect :)

• culture
• dancing
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• history
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

I love to read, especially dystopian books.
I'm always open to suggestions and more then willing to share mine ;)
Some of my favourite books:
- Brave New World
- Just In Case
- The Giver
- Steve Jobs Biography
- Der Richter und sein Henker
- Le Petit Prince
- Shantaram

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

How can I only name one?
Every day is another adventure just waiting to happen!
(Hahaha, it sounds so cheesy - but it's soo true!)

visited 24 states (10.6%)Create your own visited map of The World or Amsterdam travel guide for Android

Teach, Learn, Share

I can very gladly teach you German and some Austrian Dishes and I would very much enjoy to tell you more about Austrian Mentality, Culture, History, ect.
And I would very much like to learn from all of you more about your country, your political views, your cuisine ect! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Japan, United Kingdom