CURRENT MISSION

To be the best me I can and have fun doing it.

ABOUT ME

Hi, I'm Greg. I grew up in the Eastern reaches of Poland but I've studied in London for five years and now I live and work in Frankfurt. It's a good life.

I translate for work, climb for fun, and game as a way of life.

PHILOSOPHY

My MBTI personality type is INTJ. I believe that people are inherently good, the world fundamentally makes sense, and rainbows follow rain closely.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new to CS but I really admire the cause and would like to do my best to contribute; I'll start by going to meetups and accepting coffee invites!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

No CS proper, but I've done a fair share of AirBnB; perhaps it's time to kick it up a notch.

Interests

Most all kinds of geekery. Music, games and knowing things about things/people. Clouds with funny shapes. Origami.

• cooking
• coffee
• comics
• origami
• music
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

here's a random selection:

"Tortilla Flat" by Steinbeck; Raymond Chandler's "The
Big Sleep"; "Dune" by Frank Herbert.

"Garden State"; "Firefly"; "Funny Face".

Tom Waits, Modest Mouse, Metric, Martina Topley-Bird, SoutaiseiRiron, Jesus Christ Superstar.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I met Nathan Filion (plus his brother) on the London Underground and had him sign the Firefly comics which I randomly happened to have in my bag. (he wrote 'To Greg - some train ride, eh?')

I slept on a cliff in Dover when nightfall surprised me midway between towns on the coastline. Huddled behind a thorny bush to make sure I wouldn't fall off in my sleep.

I went to Hawaii on my own for two weeks, during which I saw/experienced more than I can possibly process in a year.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know about most branches of Linguistics; I can teach you some Japanese, Polish or English (in any of these languages).
I can teach you to play (but probably not win at) any board/card game I know (which is not that many but I'm always learning).
I'd be happy to exchange knowledge of Origami diagrams.
I can bake (and/or teach to bake!) a mean Peach Crumb Cake.

Learning to cook new tasty things would most likely make my week.

Countries I’ve Visited

Portugal, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Poland, United Kingdom