CURRENT MISSION

Wandering the World.

ABOUT ME

I work in e-commerce and tourism. And became a teacher coincidentally.

Studied in the Czech Republic, England, Croatia, Malta, Denmark.

Long-term volunteering: the Czech Republic, N. Macedonia, Greece.

The best time of my life? One year backpacking New Zealand!

Love traveling, exploring cultures, learning languages, hiking in nature, being on the road.

PHILOSOPHY

Live life with wide-open eyes and smile.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

CS gatherings / events:

2024 Balkan Mafia, Dalyan, Turkiye
2024 Kriaritsi, Greece
2023 Palermo WinterCamp, Sicily, Italy
2023 Linzmas Lash and Lights, Linz, Austria
2023 Balkan Mafia, Maribor, Slovenia
2023 HospEx/CzechSurfing, Prague, Czech Republic
2023 The Big Franconian Meeting, Germany
2023 Krakow Invasion, Poland
2022 Balkan Mafia NYE / Improvised Wintercamp in Budapest, Hungary
2022 Dresden Xmas Dash, Germany
2022 Balkan Mafia friends special reunion by Rita and Hamid, Alicante, Spain
2022 HospEx/CzechSurfing, Prague, Czech Republic
2022 Prague Mini BMM
2021 HospEx/CzechSurfing, Prague, Czech Republic
2021 Velingrad, Bulgaria
2021 Jesionka, Poland
2020 Bydgoszcz Fun Camp, Poland
2020 Balkan Mafia "Virtuals"
2019 Malaga WinterCamp, Spain
2019 Viva Colonia: X-mas Edition, Cologne, Germany
2019 Balkan Mafia Invasion, Pelhřimov, Czech Republic (organizer)
2018 Napoli WinterCamp, Italy
2018 Balkan Mafia, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 Balkan Mafia, Zelenkovac, Bosnia
2014 Balkan Mafia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2013 CS gathering in Auckland, New Zealand
2012 CS Xmas party, Whangarei, New Zealand
2011 Prague WinterCamp, Czech Republic
2011 Balkan Mafia, Timisoara, Romania
2011 Balkan Mafia, Kavaje, Albania
2011 Traveller's Festival, Skopje, N. Macedonia (organizer)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Greece, Macedonia, Albania, Croatia, New Zealand, Thailand, Poland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland - I enjoy Couchsurfing (and the Balkan Mafia subgroup mainly) a lot, the best opportunity to meet awesome people and share brilliant ideas.

Interests

My passion is LIFE, traveling, meeting cultures, volunteering, hiking, learning languages, books and films, good wine and cheese...
I love the sea, mountains, lakes, rivers and sunshine!

• education
• cooking
• wine
• cheese
• yoga
• reading
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• cartography
• teaching
• freelancing
• languages
• tourism
• volunteering
• lakes
• rivers
• mountains
• nature
• silence

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy discovering new films and books while traveling. Fantasy, sci-fi, adventure, historical, non-fiction, travelogue, ...
Music: in general I prefer the sound of silence/nature.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Long distance hiking in New Zealand, Iceland, Canada and Alaska.

Teach, Learn, Share

Passion for (non-formal) education. Yoga. Reading maps.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel stories and tasty food.

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PRACTICAL INFO - When in CZ:

Public Transportation Access
There are direct buses from Prague to Pelhřimov (my home), it takes cca 2 - 3 hours, depends on the route (fastest is the one via highway). Buses go 5x per working day, less often during weekends. Regional buses start from Prague Roztyly - Metro stop.

It is also possible to travel from Prague main railway station by train, but you must change in Tábor.

Czech public transport search (English available):
https://idos.idnes.cz/en/vlakyautobusymhdvse/spojeni/

By car - use the D1 highway EXIT 90 - Humpolec.

Additional Info
Read before travel to the Czech republic: https://carminerodi.blog/2016/11/18/10-things-i-wish-someone-told-me-before-i-moved-to-prague-expat-life/

More info on my hometown Pelhřimov:
http://www.pelhrimovsko.cz/en/

More about my region:
https://www.czechtourism.com/a/vysocina/
https://www.amazingczechia.com/vysocina-region/
http://www.region-vysocina.cz/en

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Macedonia, New Zealand, Slovakia, Turkey

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