CURRENT MISSION

Learning everyone to fry and wear shorts

ABOUT ME

Michael: I'm a doctoral student in computer science at University of Jyväskylä. I like good food and try to cook it as well. I'm the son of a baker so I can make a few good cakes, biscuits...
I also like nature a lot and would like to spend more time hiking and camping. In my freetime I play floor ball, in Belgium I played in the Unihockey A-Team (university team)
I can be very silent sometimes and won't easily start conversations with people, start talking please :) I'm openminded and like to know different viewpoints.
Petra: I'm a language student/working part time. Swedish is my major so if someone wants to speak Swedish with me I could give a try. I like many same things as Michael except that I'm not so much into programming as he is. :-) I'm a small town girl, grown up in the country side in Eastern Finland and nowadays enjoying my life in Jyväskylä. I'm a bit shy but a very lovely person.

PHILOSOPHY

Always worry, but stay happy
Think different, stay moral
The infinite possibilities each day holds should stagger the mind.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.(stolen from Kung Fu panda)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We provide our place to everyone looking for a couch and will go to more couchsurfing meetings in the future.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Michael: I couchsurfed in Stockholm and Uppsala in Sweden and met a lot of nice people there.
Meanwhile I also surfed some couches in Latvia (Riga) and hosted once. Together with Petra I´ve been couchsurfing in Lithuania.

Interests

Michael: Computer science (linux/languages/parallelization/...)
Playing floorball
Food (both Coocking and eating)
Nature
Languages cultures
Petra: food, nature, languages & cultures

• dining
• cooking
• hiking
• camping
• computer science
• history
• languages
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Michael: I mostly like westerns like The good, the bad and the ugly, High noon,..altough I appreciate a lot of films and Pixar is my deity.
I enjoyed reading Harry Potter and would like to read the last book. I also like John Grisham and would like to read more books of John Maxim
Currently reading : nothing really

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Michael: I visited planet earth.

Teach, Learn, Share

Michael: I can try to explain the Belgian political system, although even for me it's too complex :)
When I go too a place I have to learn some basic vocabulary. I can make real Belgian french fries and would like to learn about food in every country.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Latvia, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Finland

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