Romanian-born anthropologist getting my PhD from University of Michigan in the U.S. . Student of culture and political economy, I write about the state, time, and technology. This basically means I'm a huge train nerd, and that I work in a rail yard to do research. That's why in August I'll be touring the Balkans by rail with a good friend. So if you're living in Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia, Montenegro, or Serbia, expect a request.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

First time I surfed, it was in Sankt Petersburg, Russia. My host, a worker in a sock factory shared with me her room in a communal apartment, and took me away from the glamour of the downtown and to the docks in the Bay of Finland, where I got to hang with drunks, tramps, fishermen and dockworkers. I learned more about Russian society by checking out communal living and drinking on the docks than from the Hermitage and the Ethnography Museum. And that's why I'm on couchsurfing: to learn and share with others. And drink with tramps.

Interests

Anthropology, trains, philosophy, music, trains, food, football, strong spirits, trains

• culture
• dining
• drinking
• technology
• music
• soccer
• anthropology

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Learnt that tear gas makes you really hungry for some reason. Take a protein bar with you next time you go riot!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, jokes, food, ideas about how to foment revolution.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hungary, Romania, Russian Federation, United States