NOT ACCEPTING GUESTS UNTIL AT LEAST APRIL 2026

I'm from the USA (Tennessee) but I live in Poland. This has confused a lot of people that I've met on here, so I'm just letting you know up front. Also, Roy is my surname, not my first name. I'm not that militant about saying my name right, but a few guests called me Roy and I feel bad correcting people.

Since mid-2022, my wife and I have had the chance to travel a lot. A short trip to Central Asia turned into multiple long-term trips. We call Warsaw our home and try to host people as much as we can when we are in one place. This might change in the future but we are taking advantage of the freedom and flexibility we currently have. We are not easily jaded or bored by traveling and seeing new places, and we love FOOD!

For guests:

I am a potential host, not a recruiter. Don't write your message like a motivation letter for a job! Hard to explain but I get lots of these.

We both work, so please only request to stay with us if you're comfortable with spending time by yourself around the city. We'll try our hardest to make time to meet you and do something together, but no promises. For that reason we prefer self-sufficient travelers who are fine spending time on their own.

We are more than happy to give suggestions on things to do during your stay and we will!! But if you think you need a local guide to show you around all day then we aren't the best choice for you. Enjoy the freedom and come and go from our home as you wish (:

We are happy to host other travelers. If you want to stay with us, all I ask is that you read my entire profile. Let me know in your message that you did. I'll know immediately if you didn't and I will decline your request without remorse! For the past few months I have rejected 90% of requests because people don't read my profile.

Please message me with more than just "hi." That tells me nothing about you, your personality, or your intentions for hanging out with me, so I will ignore you, even if you are graciously offering to host me.

Only add me on social media if we have met in real life or have agreed to meet.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

Half of my trips are solo. I like meeting people and making new connections, which this app has helped me with a lot. I used to be extremely introverted. Still am, but less so now thanks to CS 😎

音乐、电影和书籍

Music- Kneecap, Umm Kulthum, Underworld, Danny Brown, Bladee, Converge, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Björk, Baroness, Barış Manço, Wiki, Freddie Gibbs, Subsonic Eye, Fishmans, Slowdive, Fontaines D.C., Кино, Nine Inch Nails, The Avalanches, Four Tet, many more. This list hardly scratches the surface.

Books- Travel reportages, Thomas De Waal, Edward Said. Plenty more

Movies- Directors like Lee Chang-Dong, Wong Kar Wai, Wim Wenders, Werner Herzog, Agnieszka Holland, Agnes Varda, Sergei Parajanov, Abbas Kiarostami, Sean Baker, etc. I'm not really into Marvel or Disney movies.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Find out that the world is not a big scary place

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

One billion trillion dollars...but seriously, I will respect you, your rules/customs and your time. I've witnessed CS users taking advantage of their hosts and it drove me insane. I'm not sure what kind of cultural exchange I can offer as an American dude from the suburbs but I'll try my best 😁

我游览过的国家

Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Somalia, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

我居住过的国家

Georgia, Netherlands, Poland, United States