Hello there,

This is Annika: A 48-year old Swede, working as a university professor within the field of innovation, entrepreneurship and industrial dynamics; married to a wonderful husband since almost 30 years (yes, we started out very young); and have 2 fantastic kids who have now moved away to their own adventures. Experiencing an exciting phase of my work life where I continue as professor but also try my hand at classical painting at Florence Academy of Art.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

New to this place but have heard so many great things from friends.

Would love to meet new, interesting, intelligent friends.

Will be spending the fall in New York and want to get to know new people there.

Interests

Long talks and good laughs with friends
Art
Painting
Literature
Traveling
Theater, dans, music, museum visits
Long walks
Nature
Societal issues
Politics

• arts
• culture
• literature
• theater
• womens rights
• cooking
• politics
• traveling
• painting
• music
• teaching
• entrepreneurship
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Oh, how I love opening a new book. That expectation! Those promises! I read anything and everything with good language quality: Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Munroe, Ian McEwan, Michael Cunnigham are some favorites.

Music: Electronica like The Knife or Austra, Singer-songwriters such as Ane Brun.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Profound
* Took the trusting plunge of marrying young, and have not regretted it a single moment. Thomas is an amazing partner and soul mate.

* Had my two fantastic kids.

Events
* Well, how do you distinguish between the amazement of the various travels I have had the opportunity to engage in?

Work
* Learning is really what I am aiming for. So it is fantastic to combine my current profession as an academic, with learning the skills of painting.

Teach, Learn, Share

Would love to share your thoughts on society, politics, feminism, literature, art, the coolest restaurants, and whatever might be important in your life.

And to learn about your city, habits, culture, religion, foods.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'll be happy to share some time together.

And to share my thoughts on society, politics, feminism, literature, art, the coolest restaurants, and whatever might come up in an interesting conversation between people.

And perhaps to teach you to cook a Swedish meal or whatever you may be interested in from my end of the world.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sweden