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  • Fluent in English; learning Russian
  • 57, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Hotelier
  • Psychology Jagiellonian University Cracow Poland, Project...
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About Me

Dear Iranian Friends.
I had the honor to stay in Your Country from 7 Nov to 27 Nov 2016 (6-26 Muharram - Safar 1438A.H.)
One year ago I knew nothing about Iran,
now I still know nothing of course... but for this year I purposed so much information about You that I would like to meet with You closer.
Now I have only some vision of Iranian - people, day by day live, and special incredible moments and the rest what is impossible to say...
I heard that Iranian People can find some "little place of pleasure" even if the reality around is a nightmare ;-)
Maybe it is one from the reason why I will go to You - I think it is some special "insiding common feeling" - the same in Iranian like in the Polish People.
I know that Iranian and Polish culture are completly different but it is only "external form" of the same spirit.
In Poland we have taroof also, so I think it can be funny confrontation: Iranian taroof vs. Polish Taroof :-D
For exemple: In Poland there is some proverb: "Nothing so effectively does not stop the Poles as an open door" because You shoulb be always second.
Women go first through the door and a man should open doors in front of them. There are many I think shocking differents between both taroof -believe me :-)
It will be my honor and great happiness if I could meet with any of you, drink a cup of tea I have a few words, or just sit together.
I think that language is not an obstacle to a good talk;-)
220 km from my home there is Hungary country.
That people have very difficult completly other than Indoeuropean language (Ugrofinian). They generally dont talk by English or other languages.
I was there many times. I have never problem with communication, but other proverb says: "Pole and Hungarian are two brothers - fight together, drink together." (guess what...;-)
I think: Polish and Iranian can be like Polish-Hungarian but not only by common feeling. Also by common genealogy:
in the old times Polish nobility believied that they are sons of "Sarmatas" - some warriors from the Persian area. They were very proud that they are Sarmatians. If it is true we are really genealogical brothers... ;-)
In some sense it in one of reason for my travel to You,
I think it is really many many commons and for me it is like get second chance for making the same in my past by better. Is is not sense to write here about it. It is nice commedy: "Groundhog day" about the man which live the same day many times to the moment that he make all perfect moment by moment. Maybe will be occasion to see it together ;-)
It is something like this but for me it os only second chance.
I think also that some kind of experience is possible only in Iran. Anywhere else in the world.

PS. Several years ago some other polish man Lukasz Supergan went alone at foot over Zagros Mountain, from Tabriz to Bandar Abbas had the same question. He thought and thought and on the finish he came to the conclusion: "For be better human". It is something in it... ;-)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When I travel and I need only the safe place - indoor or outdoor because I have full sleeping stuff with myself Because I`m vegetarian I have food with myself also. I can disappear and be invisible :-) I can go to this place deep in the night and leave it before fajr.... like most people on couchsurfing, that why I`m here... ;)
If somebody come to me - I will have little, wood home - very nice but very prymitive conditions. It is on the mountains. For the guest I have little room on the attic. It is possible to sleep 2-3 persons (look at the photo).

I use only one time couchsurfing in my live - last year when I was in Indonesia. Two nice gays invited me in Jojakatra. I`m prefer face to face contact not monitor to monito :-) Unfortunately my time in Iran is too short for the way from start point that why I would like to meet some Friends before I come to Iran. For me the most important is get the knowlege about Iran what I can`t find in Internet - befere my way. First several days I will be in Tehran. After I see what is Iran in reality I decided about the way. Everything is depends on You :-)

Interests

Ethnobotany... ;-) culture and misthique small ethnic group, In Iran I would like to meet Suf and Zoroastrian people and Iranian punk and hippie`s ;-)...
I would like to meet some musiciens and other artist in Iran...

  • environment
  • dining
  • vegetarian
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • walking
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • psychology
  • hitchhiking
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I like vangard music, especially psychodelic and kraut rock. I like new vave from 80' and trans shamanist music. My favrite Group id: Can, Gong, Faust, old Pink Floyd from bootlegs, I like Alien Sex Fiend, Bauhaus, Einsturzende Neubauten, The Young Gods, Dead Can Dance, Joy Division, ftom folk music I like indian songs
My favorite movies are "City of Women" Fellini's, Life of Brian Monty Python's and Las Vegas Parano Terry Gilliam's, and repeatedly watched movies I like "Fawlty Towers" with Cleese, or Polish comedies of the 70 s .
My favorite writers - Kurt Vonnegutt, Philip Dick and polish fantasy writer. I like هزار و یک شب Hezār-o yek šab also. Very much :-).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I could not anything special...

Teach, Learn, Share

Heh, You know it is funny but in Poland is strictly forbidden this what is quite legitimate in Iran and on the opposite: this what is legal in Poland is strictly forbidden in Iran... ;-)
If You don`t know what I mean - prompt: In 1944 Iran let Polish Army of General Anders allowed to pass through its territory. Pole with gratitude for Iranian People teach how to make ......... ;-)
Poland is very famous from You-Know_What and have long tradition of it - from the beggining of Polish culture.. especially among mountain people, and I`m living in the mountains ;-) If You like it or You are hobbist - I can give You several practice advice how to make it better or how to make it at all ;-)

If You prefer more healthly relax I can teach You the qigong of "8 pics of broadcast". It is chinese health technics developed in middle century by some gereral for his army. Now all province of china has privat version of 8 Pieces and chinese army use is to this day.

I know several other similar techniques - If You like I will show You it with pleasure.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My heart, my hand, my head, my feeling, my experience and help with everything and with pleasure ;-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Norway, Poland

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