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Overview

  • 38 references 26 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning Croatian, French, Icelandic, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • student (Slavonic+English philology), receptionist at a s...
  • BA in Slavic philology
  • From Braunau, Austria
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

exploring Vienna and getting my MA thesis done

ABOUT ME

I would describe myself as easy-going, reliable n open-minded. I just don't get on too well with people that
- just always agree and adopt other people's opinions
- can't do anything on their own and always need someone to accompany them
- are indifferent to everything
- complain about everything all the time
- complain about boredom. When I'm bored, i do something against it, so that I'm not bored anymore!

Furthermore, I would describe myself as spontaneous, curious n adventure-loving.

Friends n family r very important to me n I would do almost anything for them.

Since spending 8 months in Russia n 5 months in Scotland, I've got the travel bug. If I had the money, I'd probably be home quite rarely. When I've finished my studies n saved up enough money, I'd like to do a world trip n visit all the people that have surfed my couch by then;)
When I was younger, I doubted that traveling on one's own could be fun but since I've tried it, I came to like it a lot as one finds out so much about oneself. This time, however, I am traveling with a childhood friend, can't wait to explore Russia and Mongolia with him.

PHILOSOPHY

Don't take things too seriously!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Got to know about cs through a friend in 2008. had my first couchsurfing experience in vladivostok(far east of russia).Surfed in Finland and Russia, met great people there, with some of them I'm still in contact.
So far, I've hosted people from the States, Canada, Argentina, Belgium, England, Germany, Portugal, China and Brazil. Hope that there'll b a lot more nationalities that I can add to this list;)
oh yeah, when I've been to Yakutsk(far east of russia) for my exchange year, I got to know a guy that's been a member of cs too. He had a fried that was a journalist n who asked us if we could do a tv report on couchsurfing for TNT Yakutsk. It's in Russian but if u want to, i can show it to u n translate;)

Interests

outdoor sports(tennis, jogging, volleyball,inlineskating, hiking, climbing, swimming, biking, snowboarding, skiing,...)
traveling
languages
music+concerts+festivals
meeting up with friends, cooking together, going out, open-air cinemas...
collecting trainers from all over
everything retro(posters, cards, clothes, shoes,...)

  • concerts
  • festivals
  • cooking
  • clothing
  • tv
  • traveling
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • skiing
  • snowboarding
  • sports
  • rock climbing
  • tennis
  • volleyball
  • swimming
  • journalism
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Belle& Sebastian, Kasabian, Arcade Fire, Ryan Adams, Fionn Regan,band of horses, I'm from Barcelona, Portugal the Man, Adam Green, Nada Surf, Feist,Sigur Ros, Jonsi, Matt Costa, Monta, Bishops, Libertines,The National, Final Fantasy,Russian Ska,...
older ones:
Dire Straits, 10 years after(love leo lyons!!!), jj cale, eric burden, animals,...
German n Austrian ones:
-Element of Crime
-Naked Lunch/Fuzzman
-Kreisky
-Tocotronic

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

spending 8 months in yakutsk, russia

Teach, Learn, Share

i could teach u how to do yakutian beading:)

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Russian Federation, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

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