Hello everyone!☀️

I'm Karolina, Polish sailor and traveler. I've used CS for years and I love it. 💓

At the moment I'm living in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. I'm working in the office where we deal with widely defined ecology and global environment.

I'm from Poland, Europe. I was born and grew up in Przemyśl but I moved to Kraków for almost 5 years to obtain my master degree in land surveying and cartography.

My passion is sailing and I'm a professional sailor and sailing instructor. I teach people how to sail and navigate sailing yachts, at the same I'm a captain for the tourists and pleasure boats ⛵ I'm happy to share with you our experience and tell you a bit more about sailing and life at the sea🌊 As I work around Europe, I can tell you a bit more about Poland or Europe if you would like to know ☺️

I have two moods in our life 🤔 Sometimes, it's really active. In my free time I look for some curious events and I enjoy trying new activities. I'm positive buddy who can't stay for a long time at the same place. I enjoy going out and getting to know new people. But sometimes it's more like a couch-potato, I'd like to spend all day in a bed, sleeping, watching series and eating unhealthy food. I think it's a kind of rest after too many activities 💪🏼

Personally, at the beginning I prefer calm meeting, sitting down and talking instead of going out to the party because there it's too difficult to hear anything 😅

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'd like to meet interesting people with passion and enjoying their life🍀

Generally I used to travel more as a backpacker than exclusive tourist so I really like to meet new people, spend time with them and have a conversation about everything and nothing 😁

❗I don't use CS as a free Airbnb because it's not the idea of existing CS. It's a pleasure to share moments together with other Couchsurfers ❤️

When I host someone, I try to spend as much time as possible with my guests, showing and telling them what I know 😁

Interests

I love sailing, as mentioned before- that's my passion and work at the same time. What's more, I like hiking and just walking around, never mind if it's nature or city. But of course I prefer wild to urban spaces. Well, as I lived with South American people I enjoy Latin rhythms (like forro or sertanejo)🎶

• bachata
• swing dancing
• traveling
• hiking
• camping
• sailing
• skiing
• volleyball
• diving
• salsa
• samba
• motorcycle touring
• cuban salsa
• joga
• forró dancing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: To be honest it's really difficult to choose one kind. I can listen to everything but it depends on the day , mood etc. 🎶 But the basic is rock, everything with guitar and drums 🎸🥁

Movies, books:
detective, crime, thriller, drama. Everything that has an enigma, a problem and needs solution🔎

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I sailed with my Father from Azories to Madera as a "yacht hitchhikier". On Madera I met charming people on CS with whom I went camping (or something similar if we look at our conditions 😅) on the top of the mountain. It was so funny and extreme experience 💓

Teach, Learn, Share

I can tell you something about my country, Poland - our culture, customs and traditions🇵🇱 Moreover, as captain and sailing instructor I may teach you something (unfortunately generally only in theory) or tell you some stories about thisl lifestyle ⛵

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Poland, Spain