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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
@justyna-winiarska
Member since 2013
I am a friendly, good-natured person who enjoys outdoor life, natural scenery, healthy and fit lifestyle. I worked and traveled in the United States and Canada; studied Fitness Program in Australia; backpacked and volunteered all over the South East Asia. Being in the mountains, forests, near waterfalls, by the lakes and on the beach is a happy place for me. Playing team sports is my favorite pastime. Traveling, exploring, meeting people from different backgrounds, learning about different cultures is what keeps me motivated and happy.
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Cooking
Fluent in English
Learning Indonesian
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I'm here to network with people around the world, learn new things, experience a new culture from inside, see things that are not in the guidebooks, motivate others to be brave and chase their dreams, share my life skills and knowledge with others, be a friend to all good people I meet on my way.
Music, Movies, and Books
Beyonce | Alicia Keys The Revenant | Seven Years in Tibet Books by John Grisham
One Amazing Thing I've Done
May-September 2012: Took a chance to come to the United States on CIEE Work and Travel program and discovered the beauty of travel and excitement of taking on the new opportunities in life; met happy and positive people who inspired me to change my outlook on life; fell in love with the Rocky Mountains; did a road trip across the western states; watched sunset over the Grand Canyon; hiked the steeps of San Francisko streets, worked at iconic Stanley Hotel in Colorado. September 2013-October 2014: Was blessed to call Kananaskis and Banff (Canada) a home for a year; worked during the snow season at Nakiska Ski Area where I learnt how to ski and embrace the lowest temperatures; rode the snowmobil to work; was part of Banff National Park crew during the summer season, camped in the national parks (Banff, Jasper, Vancouver Island), drove across British Columbia January 2015-September 2016: Came to Perth to study and live a life Aussie way; celebrated Christmas on the beach; witnessed the most spectacular fireworks on Australia Day; hiked the bushlands; worked hard to fund my future travels. September 2016-December 2017: Travelled and volunteered in community development, eco-building and English teaching projects in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia; learned a lot about myself; changed the scale of my life values; saw daily joys and struggles of living in less-developed countries; became vegetarian. June 2018: About to start a Working Holiday Program in New Zealand
Teach, Learn, Share
I would love to learn about your perspectives on life and your way of living. Each of us is different. The process of finding out these differences can be very insightful and help realize things that we might have missed on. I would like to engage into such conversations and share own experiences.
What I Can Share With Hosts
I can make a presentation about my home country. It is an interesting place where people are humble and rains a lot! I can also share my fitness and healthy eating aspirations with you. As a vegetarian, I learned how to make satisfying and guilt-free meals.
