Hi, I’m Saku :) That’s Finnish for something biblical, Japanese for ”to bloom” 🌸

I’m originally from Finland, but living in Rabat until the end of 2025. I’ve studied in the Hague since 2023 but I’m now doing my semester abroad here in Morocco.

Before my studies I used to be traveling almost constantly for two years, in Europe, the Middle East, South Asia and North/West Africa. At the moment I'm less free to travel due to my studies, however I still aim to maintain a certain amount of intensity in my daily life by exploring new things and getting outside of my comfort zone! :)

i’m vegan, and i don’t smoke/drink :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have traveled alot and my amazing experiences are largely thanks to the amazing people I’ve met along the way. I hope to give back to the community by hosting people at my place when I can.

Interests

Languages, traveling, hitchhiking, meditation, fashion, culture, food, running, yoga, music, bouldering, religion…

I’m a very curious person with a lot of interests, I love to learn new things so I’m happy to hear about your interests, whatever they might be!

Music, Movies, and Books

I love rap! earl sweatshirt, billy woods, mavi, boldy james, kendrick lamar, lupe fiasco and the list goes on!

My favorite book is probably Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse :) but I mostly read non-fiction

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

10-day Vipassana meditation retreat, the iron ore train in Mauritania, hitchhiking Turkey-Iran-Pakistan-India, serving in the Finnish military, walking 100km in one day, running a marathon, seeing the northern lights, working at an English-speaking kids’ summer camp in Ukraine, climbing the base camps of Rakaposhi and Nanga Parbat, experiencing the life as a shepherd in Pakistan, Via Degli Dei, and so many more!

Teach, Learn, Share

Languages! I can speak a few and I’d always be down to teach basics of any of them or just practice speaking. Would love to learn basically any language you can teach me!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A smile

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, England, Estonia, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mauritania, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City State, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Morocco, Netherlands, Ukraine