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Overview

  • 42 references 13 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Finnish, Greek (modern), Swedish; learning Russian
  • 50, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Teacher
  • M.A. in Theoretical Philosophy
  • From Kerava, Uusimaa, Finland
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About Me

I love the planet Earth and its creatures. I enjoy being part of "the great cosmic plan" that is constantly taking us to new journeys and adventures. So, I'm an easygoing, happy and adventurous traveller and a curious host, who likes to meet new people and get to known to different cultures. I live in a small town called Kerava, 30 km north from Helsinki, very close to the nature. If you want to have a walk in the forest and a bath in a Finnish sauna, welcome to my home in Kerava.

I really do enjoy liveliness in life, but at the same time I can also be comfortable with the sound of silence.
I'm open-minded, constantly trying to broaden my horizons and an incorrigible optimist.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surf, I host, I organize and take part in events.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm so grateful and happy to have met so many so awesome people through CS. I've travelled, surfed, learned, hosted and shared. Positive experiences, only. The world is getting smaller to me.

Interests

Music, philosophy, water sports, movies, cooking and of course traveling.

  • cooking
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • world music
  • sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: reggae, bashment, Orishas, Rachmaninov, Omara Portuondo, jazz, Faith No More, neo soul, Minnie Ripperton, morna, Abba, R'nB, Seal, Hatzigiannis, Zap Mama, rembetika, Nina Simone, Natacha Atlas, world music...
Movies: Solondz, Soderbergh, Coen bros, Moodysson, Lars von Trier, Paul Thomas Anderson, Inarritu, Almodovar, Welles, Lynch, Kieslowski, Polanski... Breakfast at Tiffany's, Oldboy, Dogville
Books: Dostoyevsky, Wittgenstein, Astrid Lindgren

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been blessed by a Buddhist monk in the Cambodian jungle.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am very fond of world music and my taste in music is wide. I'm always delighted when someone introduces me new music.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Greece, Spain, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

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