***Not present in Lithuania until summer 2019***

Well... I am a 18 y.o. student from Lithuania, currently enrolled in Bioinformatics but taking a year off to travel the world with my girlfriend first. Her CS profile name - Lauryna Vilutyte (for more info and references).

Perché sono iscritto su Couchsurfing

There are several reasons, the most important one being my current Gap Year travels - I believe that meeting local people to stay and share your time with is a beautiful thing profitable for all those involved. The travelers get valuable insights about the local culture and save some money on accommodation; the hosts trade a few square meters of living space for stories, laughs, unique experiences and faces that might accompany them for the rest of their lives. As long as both sides follow some common sense and manage to give a tad more than they might normally do, I honestly think that there is close to nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Interessi

• books
• anime
• traveling
• drawing
• hiking
• football
• programming
• computer games
• workout
• ice cream
• football soccer

Musica, film e libri

Music is easy - I listen to pretty much anything, from The Beatles to Muse to K.Flay. The only exception would be the modern pop and electro scene, most of it, since I am generally not a fan of one-line-songs with a dull beat.

As for movies, some of my all time favourites would be ''Boyhood'' by Richard Linklater and ''Winged Migration'' (2001) by Perrin, Cluzaud and Debats (childhood sentiments for this one, not going to lie). ''How To Train Your Dragon'' (Part 1) and ''Ratatouille'' have a special place in my heart as well. There are probably more, honestly, but these were the first ones I could think of, so let us keep it at that.

Now then, books are the hardest part. You see, I used to read a ton when I was small. And when I say a ton, I mean a TON. Ever since I read my first somewhat decent book (''The Headless Horseman'' by Mayne Reid) when I was 5, no other was ever safe from me - I would devour westerns, comics, fiction and even some occasional science books (those for kids though, mostly). I would sit still for hours, not moving a single muscle, seemingly detached from the outside world. And I really was. Books gave me access to new worlds I did not need to take a spaceship to, new advetures I did not have to prepare years for, new heroes I would see without needing to suffer first. It was great. On top of that, I used to draw a lot back in the day, so reading worked really well with it, constantly fuelling my imagination with new characters and paysages. Oh and yeah, it all eventually led to some nice thick glasses.
Anyway, before the computer came into my life and spending time playing games slowly but surely took the place of reading, these are some of my absolute favourite books I had already read by then:
- ''The Amulet of Samarkand'' by Jonathan Stroud (the whole trilogy for that matter);
- ''Captain Blood: His Chronicles" by Rafael Sabatini;
- ''Eragon'' and it's continuations by Christopher Paolini. Not the movie (!);
- ''Flyte'' and the other ''Septimus Heap'' books by Angie Sage.
The common classics, such as the works of Jules Verne and Karl May, go without saying.

I am currently trying to reverse my metamorphosis ''books to computer games'' and make it ''computer games to books'' or at least break it even again, this also being one of the bigger reasons for me choosing to get out of cozy home and off the constant internet access for a bit while traveling. The most recent book I read and genuinely liked was Yuval Noah Harari's ''Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind''.
Sorry for the long read.

Una cosa incredibile che ho fatto

After staring at the screen for roughly 10 minutes and nothing having popped into my mind, I guess I am just not that special of a human as most others here seem to be. Sure, I have had my fair share of great travels, crazy nights and ridiculous inventions, but I am also pretty certain that I never did anything like meeting a president or saving my classmates out of a burning bus. Oh well.

On the bright side, this could be exactly where you come in! Fancy adding a few lines to a fellow couchsurfer's account?

Insegna, impara, condividi

I was lucky enough to grow up in a bilingual family, my mother being Lithuanian and my father German, so I do speak both of these languages fluently. My English is rather good too, I guess, so if someone wants to improve on any of these, I would be more than happy to help.

As for learning, I really want to get better at programming, since I have the absolute basics (C++) and for all I know coding falls into the same category as drawing and writing for me - it is a way to make your ideas come to life, which has always fascinated me. Oh, and now that I mentioned drawing - I haven't done much of that recently, so if someone would be willing to help me brush my rust off, please do!

Cosa posso offrire ai padroni di casa

My little share of time, some awkward jokes and card games. Anything that may come extra is free of charge.

Finally, I do not mind helping out in the household, so I guess that counts as well.

Paesi che ho visitato

Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Monaco, Poland, Russian Federation, Switzerland

Paesi in cui ho vissuto

Lithuania