Hi,

I'm in Sofia for two days (Tue 20-Thu 22) at the end of my 3-week research trip for MA thesis. I've travelled by land from Slovenia through countries of the former Yugoslavia, and am now Titostalgic ;)

it would be great to get some local advice in Sofia about what to do, so any help would be much appreciated :)

ABOUT ME

Not judgemental - live your life however you want
Laid-back
Interested in natural landscapes and historical stuff when travelling
Grounded and sensible (usually)
Deep thinker, but also love the basics of life.

PHILOSOPHY

It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couch-surfed five times so far: in Medellin, Colombia in 2014; in Bratislava, Slovakia in 2015; Lviv, Ukraine in 2015; Tamworth, NSW in 2017; Luganville, Vanuatu in 2017. I had a great time every time, experiences far more memorable than when I stay in hostels, and I am always keen to do it again when the opportunity allows! I enjoy meeting local people and learning things from them.

Interests

Hiking, reading, writing, history, boxing, football, hockey, film, geography, travel, lots more

• writing
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• boxing
• soccer
• hockey
• geography
• history
• nature

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Good Will Hunting, The Departed, Calibre, The Shining, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, American Beauty, Interstellar, Eyes Wide Shut, 500 Days of Summer, Les Miserables, Pulp Fiction, Mulholland Drive, Cast Away, Gladiator, Paths of Glory, anything by Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch, David Fincher, Christopher Nolan, Paul Thomas Anderson or Denis Villeneuve (and much much more...)

Music: rock, pop, rap, folk, dance, reggae (REM, Simon and Garfunkel, Oasis, Lana del Rey, Eddie Vedder, Eminem, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Julietta Venegas, Daft Punk, Avicii, Tracy Chapman, Tame Impala, The Smiths, Phil Collins, Christine and the Queens)

Books: A Song of Ice and Fire saga, Heart of Darkness, Moby Dick, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 1984, Catch-22, Harry Potter, anything by Thomas Hardy, most fiction; also autobiographies and historical non-fiction

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Kept a regular diary since age 10. I have over 50 full notebooks in my room back in England

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some English or Spanish and share travel stories or advice. Need to learn how to cook better and in terms of general life skills!

What I Can Share with Hosts

English language/grammar, Spanish, travel tales/advice for Australia, Southeast Asia, South America and some of Europe, teaching tips

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United States, Vanuatu

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Ecuador, Germany, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovakia, United Kingdom, Viet Nam