Hello!

I'm a 31-year-old living in Espoo with my spouse, both originally from the backwoods of eastern Finland. I'm mostly an introvert, and also pretty down-to-earth, witty person, or at least I'd like to think so. :P I love both the quiet of forests and exploring big cities, although preferably avoiding the worst tourist traps and crowds. Haven't done much traveling lately, but we're planning our next trip. My hobbies at the moment include learning Japanese, playing computer games, cooking, looking for new food experiences, and taking care of our Icelandic sheepdog.

PHILOSOPHY

You can't find yourself in Goa if you have lost yourself in Pasila. -Kyösti Pöysti, Pasila tv-series

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By going to CS meetings, planning to get verified.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Got many awesome friends thanks to CS!

Interests

Wacky humour with pop culture references, that has new points of view, opens new horizons, plays with words, cultural differences and languages. Humour that doesn't really mean to hurt anyone, but doesn't neither apologize nor bow to anyone and is not afraid of criticism or criticising.

Dancing.

Dogs.

Languages, linguisics. Like to learn new words.

Landscapes that have something new/weird/astonishing/beautiful in them.

History in general. Evolution - of life, societies etc.

Geography: everything that happens somewhere is geography!

• dogs
• dancing
• cooking
• coffee
• clubbing
• traveling
• eating out
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• anthropology
• ecology
• geography
• geology
• history
• languages
• craft beer
• whiskey
• foodie
• vegan food
• japanese culture
• pc games
• japanese language
• vintage fashion
• craft cider
• environmental research
• icelandic sheepdog
• sheepherding
• styles

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Insomnium, Bon Jovi, Ruoska, Tori Amos, Turmion kätilöt, Kalmah, Awolnation, VNV Nation, Guns 'n Roses, Aerosmith, Kotiteollisuus, Samael and MANY others.

PC games: Civ 4 & Civ 5, Baldur's Gate 1-2, the Fallout series, Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, the Witcher series, the Dragon Age series, Dishonored, Overlord, Fez, Stardew Valley, Darkest Dungeon, Crusader Kings 2...

Comics: Bone and many online comics like The Order of the Stick, The Challenges of Zona, Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic, Scandinavia and the World, Guilded Age, Goblins...

TV: House of Cards, Game of Thrones, Suits, Doctor Who, The Wire...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Norway, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, United Kingdom

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