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Overview

  • 7 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Finnish; learning Chinese, German, Swedish
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Student
  • Aalto University
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

ABOUT ME

Hello happy travelers!

I'm a 32 years old entrepreneur and avid language learner from Finland. I like travelling, meeting new people and getting to know new cultures. I'm especially interested in healthy lifestyle and nutrition. Understanding how world works is my will to live. I've see world full of opportunities and like learning new things from people I meet, and it makes me glad if I can teach something useful to other people.

I’m currently studying Mandarin Chinese as my hobby. I know quite a bit of efficient methods in language learning and I'd be happy to share these.

My educational background is in Computer Science and in engineering. I haven't coded in couple of years, though, and I'm more business & entrepreneur minded. I've also studied plenty of other topics, e.g. industrial engineering, human psychology, nutrition.

I would be pleased to host you or show you around Helsinki :)

Interests

Entrepreneurship, adventures, nutrition, healthy lifestyle, meeting new people, economics, startups, politics, North Korea, Mandarin language

  • politics
  • traveling
  • racquetball
  • badminton
  • economics
  • entrepreneurship
  • squash

Music, Movies, and Books

I have listed all my books I've read in an excel file. It's a treasure trove for me :) I can share this when we meet

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Organized a train trip for 80 Aalto University students from Helsinki to Shanghai http://www.aaltoontracks.com/ :-)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you about:
- How to learn languages efficiently
- Nutrition, healthy lifestyle
- All aspects of entrepreneurship

I've also travelled quite a bit around the world, and have some crazy travel stories. Traveling through trans Siberia, exploring the slums of Rio de Janeiro, teaching entrepreneurship in North Korea, and everything in between :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Korea, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, United States

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