CURRENT MISSION

Hiking every single weekend....or at least trying to.

ABOUT ME

My name is Aleks and I love meeting people from other parts of the world. I love sharing different points of view and getting to know a slice of some other reality in another corner of the world that does not match that which surrounds me. I love traveling very much and take any opportunity to go somewhere new. I love politics and history, foreign languages, new foods and flavours, coffee and wine. I love nature, mountains and oceans but I prefer living in a huge city that just overflows with life and energy. I like people that embrace others for who they are and don't judge them.

PHILOSOPHY

I can only include cheesy words that I think everyone tries to adhere to...about living life to the fullest and not putting things off until tomorrow.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have been a member for a long time but I've never been able to host yet. It's such a fantastic idea, and I wholeheartedly adore CS.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None so far. I can't wait though!

Interests

Reading (politics, history, foreign cultures, travel, science fiction) Cycling, Hiking, Traveling, "cheap"­ dinner and movie night, learning languages

• wine
• coffee
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• hiking
• history
• languages
• science
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music:
Sally Shapiro, Malajube, Lo-Fi-Funk, Phoenix, The Embassy, Mew, Mylene Farmer, Kent, Young Love, Imogen Heap, Muse, Of Montreal, The Faint, Wir sind Helden, Tamta, Sarbel, jj, Champagne Riot, ceo, Crystal Castles, Familjen, Pony Pony Run Run, Robyn, Firefox AK, Rebeca, Alex Ubago,Clara Morgane, Helena Paparizou, Anna Vissi, and many more....

Favorite Movies:
Les Chansons d'amour, Transfixed, Ciaroscuro casi negro,any ALmodovar, La Fata Ignoranti, Kilometro Cero, Mala Educacion, Amelie, Le Temps Qui Reste, Gloomy Sunday, Das Leben der Anderen, Y tu Mama tambien, L'auberge espanole, Ogniem i mieczem, Volver, Lust Caution, The Bubble, Star Wars, The Black Book, Eastern Promises, Pan's Labrynth, Borat, Casino Royale, Brokeback Mountain, The Devil Wears Prada, Who Killed the Electric Car, Motorcycle Diaries, La Vita e Bella, The Namesake, El Orfanato, El Viaje de Carol, Before Night Falls

Favorite Books:
'Ines of my soul' Isabelle Allende, 'Ghosts of Spain' Giles Tremlett, 'Namesake' Jhumpa Lahiri, 'Balkan Ghosts' David Kaplan, 'Globalia' and 'Sauver Ispahan' Jean-Cristop­he Rufin, 'The Mango Season' Amulya Malladi, 'Night Train to Lisbon' Pascal Mercier and many, many more....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

There are a few that come to mind, at least for me....briefly....
Meteora monasteries suspended in the heavens, Thira clinging to the caldera of Santorini, the Vatican, Venice, the Rocky Mountains.......

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany

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