CURRENT MISSION

The world an amazing place. The best way to explore as much of it as possible is getting to know the people living on it. People from different countries, cultures, backgrounds; hearing their stories. That, along with traveling, is my passion in life.

ABOUT ME

I was born & raised in Finland and have lived in New York for five years now, working in the organic/all natural food industry. Love this city, nothing compares to it. I have a hunger for traveling, meeting new people, getting to know them, and understanding them. As a person I'm very easy to get to know, and when you do you have a friend for life. I'm fun loving, openminded, adventurous and positive, but also a deep thinker and like to really get to know people. I have traveled quite a lot, most recently to Croatia, India, and the Maldives. Next on my list is South America, can't wait!! I also love showing people around in New York because I love this city so much.

PHILOSOPHY

The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am currently planning a trip to South America: mainly Buenos Aires in Argentina, Santiago in Chile, and Rio in Brazil... I am looking for someone who might want to host me and/or hang out with me in BA and Santiago.

As far as hosting, I currently live in a small apartment with no doors, so it's not the ideal situation for couch surfing - although there is a couch! I am more than happy to show people around in NYC and give tips.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

When I first moved to NYC I started out staying on a guy's couch in Harlem. He was awesome and became my friend! I've also surfed on a couch in Panama City, where I made some wonderful Brazilian friends for life. I have hosted several of them when they visited NYC. I think the concept is amazing because it gives people a chance to get to know locals while traveling, and it gives the hosts an opportunity to get to know people from another country.

Interests

Other human beings. Stories. Books. Movies. Other cultures and languages.
Physical activity - yoga, running, hiking, dancing, swimming!
Food. Going out with friends. Staying in touch with friends in other cities/countries.
Culture - going to see all kinds of music, dance, and theater shows.
TRAVEL! TRAVEL! TRAVEL!!!
Scuba diving.
Fashion. Interior design.
Holistic wellness & nutrition.
Etc etc etc etc....

• culture
• books
• theater
• design
• interior design
• fashion
• dancing
• dining
• exercise
• yoga
• running
• movies
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• swimming
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - Almodovar movies. 12 monkeys. A beautiful mind. Amelie. The talented Mr Ripley. Love actually. And so many more.
Books - Game of Thrones, Pillars of the earth, Hunger games, Quiet, there's sooo many...
Music - Temper Trap, Foals, U2, The xx, Neutral Milk Hotel

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

India, Taj Mahal.
Cairo, the pyramides.
Traveled the world, lived in 9 countries, visited 38.

Teach, Learn, Share

Nutrition, holistic health & wellness, exercise coaching, yoga.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Laos, Maldives, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Finland, France, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United States