CURRENT MISSION

Trying to follow words by R.W. Emerson "Life is a journey, not a destination"

ABOUT ME

I am pretty laid-back and easy-going person who enjoys travelling, meeting new people and exploring different cultures. I am open-minded and I appreciate every single person I met while travelling. People are more imporant for me than beautiful views (but I also appreciate them a lot).

PHILOSOPHY

Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. Lord Byron

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Since I tried alternative ways of travelling- hitchhiking, backpacking and couchsurfing there is no coming back to package holiday. I love the idea of meeting new people while visiting new places and having the chance to see a bit of real life in a a new place though the eyes of the host.

Interests

I'm into travelling, running and some other sports, foreign languages, cooking, reading, fashion and I'm a bit of a music freak.

• books
• fashion
• music festivals
• cooking
• baking
• running
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• swimming
• languages
• hitchhiking
• languages and cultures

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: Woody Allen and Almodovar movies, Requiem for a Dream, Slumdog, Sweeney Todd, Black Swan, Fight Club, Happy Go Lucky, A Beautiful Mind, Las Vegas Parano, Dzien Swira, Beautiful, The Pursuit of Happiness

music: Rudimental, Crystal Fighters, Gentleman, L.E.J, AnnenMayKantereit, The Kills, Florence and the Machine, Meute, Nick Murphy, Parov Stelar and Polish ones: Fisz, Hey, Fox Box, Wojciech Mazolewski, Brodka, Natalia Przybysz

Books: most written by Murakami, Shantaram, A Clockwork Orange, A Catcher in the Rye, Crime and Punishment, The Picture of Dorian Grey, On the Road, travel books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent a month on hitchhiking tour through Turkey and Georgia with some friends. We met wonderful people and we still keep in touch with them. We've slept in strange places like petrol station or on a field near a graveyard so if you offer me a place on a floor I will be happy :) At the time I was swimming in Euphrates and I've seen sunset at Nemrut Dagi mountains where we stayed for a night alone with one donkey who ate our bread!

I visited a couple of music festivals in Poland (Heineken Open'er Festival, Jarocin Festival, OFF Festival, Woodstock).

Another amazing experience was snorkelling in Malaysia. Our lovely host took us to a place close to Kuala Lumpur to show us the beautiful sunrise, waking up at 4 a.m. and climbing to the top of a hill was definately worth it.

My 'business trip' to India with some colleagues and a party in front of the office was better than any party I went to. The great DJ, the people they moves and clothes made it memorable.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to bake or cook (but I'm don't claim to be chef :D)

Moreover, I can teach you how to hitchhike and how to communicate in Turkish knowing only basic words (Yes, I managed to do it during a trip).

I like learn and explore so if you have anything to share I would be glad to get to know some new things. I am always ready to learn some expressions in your mother tongue and taste new dishes.

What I Can Share with Hosts

positive attitude towards life, tell you stories from my travelling experience, teach you some useful expressions in Polish or share a bottle of wine :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Poland