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Overview

  • 24 references 21 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Polish, Russian; learning French
  • 49, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • English teacher
  • MA English
  • From Bydgoszcz, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Visiting the Americas as well as some parts of Asia in the next few years

ABOUT ME

Loyal, trustworthy and responsible,
rather introvert than extrovert.
I'm actually realising my lifelong dreams of travelling abroad!

PHILOSOPHY

Thanks to low cost airlines, cheap buses and carpooling anyone can travel :).
Thanks to Couchsurfing one can meet locals, improve their language skills and see the place from a different angle , a different perspective. The real life, especially in Africa and Asia.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm fully aware of the fact that participating in CS is not only surfing but also hosting, that's why I'm trying to do my best as a guest and a host , respectively , at my place.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
*** PLEASE SEND AN OFFICIAL REQUEST IF YOU WANT TO BE HOSTED. BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOURSELF AND YOUR TRIP. I LIVE IN A VERY SMALL FLAT THAT'S WHY I CAN ONLY HOST ONE PERSON AT A TIME ***

Both - surfing and hosting.
Surfing in:
● Algeria - Algiers
● Armenia - Yerevan
● Finland - Helsinki
● France - Toulouse
● Ghana - Accra
● Iceland - Reykjavik
● Iran - Tehran, Shiraz, Shahin Shahr (near Isfahan)
● Italy - Dolo (near Venice)
● Ivory Coast - Abidjan
● Latvia - Riga
● Lithuania - Vilnius
● Norway - Trondheim
● Oman - Muscat
● Poland - Warsaw
● Russia - St. Petersburg
● Spain - Sant Cugat del Vallès (near Barcelona)
● Sweden - Stockholm
● Switzerland - Basel
● United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi

Hosting:
● Sylwia Jarmusz (2012)
● Dorota Jachowicz (2012)
● Katarzyna Checińska (2012)
● Monika Grzebyk (2013)
● Mirco Busetto (2013)
● Alice in Wonderland (2014)
● Bill Lin (2015)
● Vitaliy Baranivskiy (2019)

Interests

I'm an addicted-to-travel guy ;).
Apart from travelling, I'm an avid reader (non-fiction but also novels).
I'm fond of watching films and TV series.
Listening to music is also one of my favourite pastimes.

  • writing
  • news
  • movies
  • tv
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • surfing
  • languages
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Films - E.Kusturica, M.Haneke, L.von Trier, P.Almodovar and many, many more
Literature - J.Irving, M.Cunnigham, V.Nabokov, G.Marquez....
Music - Tool, Danzig, Anathema, but also Massive Attack, Bjork, Sigur Ros....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visiting Algeria - the country of extraodinary helpful and hospitable people and an area untouched by mass tourism. Visiting Iran - the most hospitable locals I have ever met :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Tips concerning travelling: finding cheap flights, bus/train tickets, affordable accommodation, but also loyalty programs, promotions, discounts and other practical information.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer accommodation and if I have time my company :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Egypt, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Poland

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