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  • 184 references 148 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Hungarian, Romanian; learning German, Italian, Spanish
  • 50, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • Journalist
  • Masters
  • From Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania
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About Me

*** TRAVELING TO CHINA, SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN FROM MID-OCTOBER 2025 UNTIL MID-DECEMBER TO CELEBRATE MY 50TH BIRTHDAY ***

"Work to travel"

I'm a professional journalist since 1995 at the Hungarian-language minority newspaper and news portal Szabadság (Freedom) - www.szabadsag.ro - in Cluj-Napoca/Kolozsvár/Klausenburg, Transylvania, Romania.

Volunteer helping Ukrainian war refugees since February 25, 2022. Been to Ukraine (Zakarpattia, Odesa, Mykokaiv) several times with aid shipments.

I'm a founding member of the Transylvania Rescue Team.

I like dancing (salsa, cha-cha-cha, discofox), I'm member of a dance club.

I have a poker-for-fun club and a member of several mountaineering clubs.

I also into speleology and cycling, plus I'm the founder of a plane spotting club.

I also like rifle practice, society/board games and horseback riding.

Born and raised in this multicultural, multiethnic (Romanians, Hungarians, Gypsies, Jews, etc.), multilingual city of Cluj-Napoca/Kolozsvár/Klausenburg.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Interacting with people from other countries and cultures is essential. I've been traveling extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States of America.

Participant in the HC and the CS Winter Camps: 2006-2007 - Warsaw Winter Camp; 2007-2008 - Istanbul Winter Camp; 2008-2009 - Berlin Winter Camp; 2010-2011 - Transylvania Winter Camp (Targu Mures/Marosvasarhely/Neumarkt, Romania; 2012-2013 - Thessaloniki Winter Camp; 2014-2015 - Krakow Winter Camp

Interests

  • books
  • documentaries
  • dancing
  • clubbing
  • politics
  • board games
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • blogging
  • poker
  • cycling
  • equestrian
  • hiking
  • camping
  • tourism
  • speleology
  • blogger
  • rifle shooting

Music, Movies, and Books

The Warriros (about the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina); Les Visiteurs (France, 1993; Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Valerie Lemercier); Les couloirs du temps: Les visiteurs II (France, 1998; Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Muriel Robin, Marie-Anne Chazel); Das Leben der Anderen (The life of others/A masok elete); Germany 2006. Director: Florian Henckel-Donnersmarck; Schindler's List.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visiting Palestine, Lebanon, Belarus, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Pakistan and Afghanistan...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Traveled to 80+ countries, I can discuss various matters, themes, issues. I can also give a detailed account about Transylvania, Romania, Eastern Europe, especially about the Hungarian minority in my country.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Chad, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Romania, United States

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