CURRENT MISSION

Travel and learn from others as much as possible.

ABOUT ME

I come from Łódź. I am scientist, I finished my PhD in molecular biology at MPI-CBG in Dresden in Germany. During my PhD I searched for new genes involved in DNA repair in humans. You can have a look on my podcast summarizing my work here, and if you are scientific freak you can have a look on my original paper here.

Now I decided to travel a bit in two different socks. This trip is a very important "school of life" for me.

Initially I went to Asia for several months. I spent two and a half month in India, mostly in Himalayas. Then I bicycle from Cambodia to Laos. I visited Thailand and I stayed a bit on Eco-Farm in Sumatra, Indonesia. Than I got to Brazil... one day before carnival. From there I moved to Paraguay, where I devoted my time to study Spanish on my own. Afterwards I visited amazing Salt Desert in Bolivia. and met my sister and my cousin in South Peru. We traveled together for three weeks. Then I moved on my own to fascinating Peru and Colombian Amazon. From Colombia I managed to sail from Cartagena to Panama. From Panama I moved on land through Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala. Right now I am in Mexico.

On the current update about my travel have a look on my travel blog.

PHILOSOPHY

Naturally born optimist.
I am learning a lot during this trip. I met so many different people. There are indefinite possibilities on this earth. In most cases unhappiness comes from our inside not from outside conditions. Now I know that almost (if not everything) is possible. The true power lies inside us, and I know that I need to explore it more..

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

For me CouchSurfing is about sharing. Sharing accommodation is an excuse to share other, much more important values like: experience, knowledge, different approaches to life.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Thanks to CouchSurfing I met wonderful people in different corners of the world, great hosts, great traveling mates. I was able to find amazing company for Christmas in Bangkok, my first Christmas without my family.

Interests

Traveling, people, culture, science, hiking, sailing, biking, photography, meditation, philosophy, yoga.

• culture
• photography
• dining
• yoga
• marathon
• meditation
• traveling
• blogging
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• sailing
• rock climbing
• biology
• history
• science
• hitchhiking
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
I love the music that one can dance, jump and express yourselve. And I love to dance from the bottom of my heart.
I like Reggae, Ska, Reggaeton, Samba, Rock, Jazz and many other styles...
I love concerts!

Movies:
Kiesloski: The Decalogue, Three Colors: Red, White, Blue, Polanski: Chinatown, Emir Kusturica's movies: Underground, Black cat, white cat, Arizona dream…. Tanović: No Men’s Land Lars von Tier: Breaking the waves, Dogville, Dancer in the dark, The kingdom, Lynch: Lost Highway, Blue Velvet

Midnight in Paris, Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Pulp Fiction, Fight Club, Requiem for a Dream, Crna mačka, beli mačor, Amelia, Todo sobre mi madre, Buena Vista Social Club, La Cité des enfants perdus, Amores perros, El Laberinto del fauno, Lola Rennt,
Few Polish ones: The Cathedral, Edi, Sztuczki, Rejs, Wesele, Zmroz Oczy... and many more...

Books:
Just a few examples: The Lord of the Rings, Diuna, Winnie-the-Pooh, The Little Prince, The Trial, The Old Man and the Sea, Love in the Time of Cholera, The Master and Margarita, Animal Farm Crime and Punishment, Kartoteka, Sklepy cynamonowe, Solaris

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My adventures that I experienced on this trip and are described on my blog (Mis aventuras que viví en este viaje y se describen en mi blog):
India
Under the bridge Stok Kangri (elevation 6137m) Leh (3500m) to Khardung La (5359m) - bike race Surfing the Himalayas from Leh to Manali Which way? To and from Holy Lake.
Cambodia
Bamboo train in Cambodgian jungle Biking Indiana Jones No Men's Land - The Boarder experience
Laos
Map of Laos - Quiz!!! Ultimate Jungle experience Amazing day in Laos Sticky life, sticky rice iLisu – the smartest bicycle
Thailand
Seeking Inner Peace - Meditation retreat Couch surfing christmas Unreal paradise
Indonesia (Sumatra)
Durianholic Looking inside our planet 2 - climbing Gunung Sinabung volcano EcoFarm on Lake Toba island.
Unkempt Thoughts, what did I learn so far...
Brazil
Carnival marathon in Brazil Power of waterfall - being a drop of water
Paraguay
Couchsurfing and studing Spanish
Argentina
Hitchhiking across Argentina.
Bolivia
Entrance to heaven - lagunas Heaven gates - Salar de Uyuni (Salt desert)
Peru
Salkantay trek With the flow of queen of the rivers... Getting connected to the Amazon or getting lost in Amazon
Colombia
Dolphins, harmony, full moon... Sailing Cartagena - San Blas - Panama
Nicaragua
Nicaraguan friends, Polish agents and best food in central America. Everything in Leon.
El Salvador
How did I celebrate my traveling birthdays?

Teach, Learn, Share

Photography, Computer knowledge, Molecular Biology knowledge, Science, History of central Europe, why/how/when to travel.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Germany, Poland

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