Naturally curious about both the inner world (ideas and feelings) and the outer world (people and places). I'm based in Prague, but also lived in England for 5 years, Peru/Bolivia for half a year, Holland for 3 years... and in 2023–24 as a digital nomad teacher on the Indian subcontinent.

WhatsApp number: +31 6 8530 2960

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

If you think of travel as a way of learning, Cs is great because it enables people from widely different backgrounds to meet and share. It makes you travel while staying at home!

I discovered Cs alongside Workaway in Peru in 2018. I fell in love with both surfing and hangouts while hitchhiking from Casablanca to Prague in spring 2019. Then I started hosting, in Dobřichovice (CZ) and in Leiden (NL).

Interests

• arts
• poetry
• diy
• triathlon
• meditation
• politics
• hiking
• teaching
• history
• philosophy
• religion
• science
• volunteering
• permaculture
• parkour
• language
• games
• veg

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: rock, folk, avant-garde...
Cinema: Cuarón, Miyazaki, Aronofsky, Linklater...
Fiction: Brave New World, Dune, Brothers Karamazov...
I have myself written many poems and reflections, in English, Czech, Spanish and now हिंदी.

Although I've left them behind, I was influenced by Alan Watts' (Out of Your Mind) and Jordan Peterson's (Maps of Meaning) lectures. They made ancient religious traditions clear and useful. If you want to enjoy philosophy, other great entrance points are: the Zhuangzi (second Daoist classic), dialogues by Plato (e.g. Symposium) or Black Skin White Masks by Fanon (to understand racism/colonialism).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Grew a system of grassroots philosophy events, seminars and activism at Leiden University—empowering a student community of all ages and backgrounds to realize their creative ideas and determine their own education.

Bonus: As a goodbye to the UK, I ran from Manchester to Liverpool (over 50k). A week later I competed in the Manchester half marathon and didn't finish bad! Although I could barely walk for a while, I'd recommend it. :D

Teach, Learn, Share

I am good with languages, I cook, and I like making art and working with soil. I have a lot of conceptual knowledge and a lot of wild experiences to share—and I am always open to more.

क्या आप मुझे कुछ हिंदी/اردو सिखाओगे?

Now practicing a lot of sati (mindfulness) and metta (loving-kindness) meditation in the Buddha-dharma tradition.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Discussions and stories, a helping hand... and perhaps, a few peaceful moments.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Morocco, Myanmar, Norway, Pakistan, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, India, Netherlands, Peru, United Kingdom