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Overview

  • 20 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Romanian, Spanish; learning French, Portuguese, Swahili
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Emotional support animal. Wandering house plant.
  • Serial dropout
  • From Romania
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About Me

Human sitter. Emotional support animal. Wandering house plant.

I like laughter, cats, psychology, nature, hugs, silly language jokes and eating all the things.

I believe there is good in everyone, but sometimes people can be too afraid to show it.

I enjoy spending time with local families, but also open to fun and adventure with the right company. I’m happy to be around people every day or by myself for weeks.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to experience the randomness of the world and say yes to too many things.

Interests

  • cats
  • meditation
  • hiking
  • languages
  • psychology
  • hitchhiking
  • volunteering
  • freediving
  • ultimate frisbee
  • programming
  • nutrition
  • calisthenics
  • go
  • housesitting
  • baduk
  • weiqi
  • loving kindness

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

* fished in the amazon with a machete
* travelled overland for 19 months in South America before smartphones
* dropped out of three colleges
* was under hypnosis for two and a half hours
* attended a 10 day vipassana silent meditation
* lived most of 2013 without a mobile
* learned to swim from youtube and did a mini triathlon
* travelled for 5 months overland from Jordan to Kenya
* lived in Kenya for over a year during corona
* lived at a meditation center for half a year

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help with house chores, groceries, walk plants and water pets, be an eager kitchen minion or pretty much any type of minion.

I have experience(s) with therapy, hypnosis, meditation, psychedelics, bodyweight fitness, nutrition, massage, travelling and some very geeky things.

I can also teach you spanish, ultimate frisbee and go/weiqi/baduk.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Excellent cat photos and fun times, many adventure travel stories and no bullshit deep talks.

I prefer to speak Spanish or Portugese if given the chance, even though my English is better.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Slovakia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Kenya, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sudan, Viet Nam

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