We are both open-minded and easy going people, who like experiencing new things, getting to know new countries, cultures and peaple. We both love a good laugh.

Michal
Born in Belarus later moved to Czech Republic, where I grew up. I am funny guy with perfect sarcastic sense of humor. I like to meet new people and experience adventures. I love food, every kind of food, every size of food, everything I can eat! 🙂 I have to warn you I am a nerd. If I have to describe myself using only one quote:
"Eat, have fun, sleep, eat again... and do science in free time" (I made it up of course 🙂)

My real favourite quotes:
"To live without hope is to caese to live." Fyodor Dostoyevsky
"Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift." Albert Einstein
“Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.” Richard Feynman

Martina
I am a friendly person, I like watching movies, reading books, travelling, meeting up with friends. I started travelling as a volunteer to France, Iceland and Russia and I totally fell for it.

Since we are writing quotes I can't help but using this one:
"Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit." (― Oscar Wilde)
Ok, now really, I know it's been quoted so much it has become a bit cheesy, but I can't help it, I love this one 🙂:
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye." (― Antoine de Saint-Exupery).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We hope to meet interesting new people, see places we wouldn't have found with tourist guidebooks, gain new experience 🙂.

Interests

• arts
• architecture
• cooking
• traveling
• science
• food
• watching movies
• reading books
• sci-fi
• frisbee
• computer games
• fantasy
• playing chess
• logic games
• science facts

Music, Movies, and Books

Michal

Music
I prefer music with dominant guitars and good voices. Mumford and sons are like gods to me, but I am open to all music with a melody.

Movies
I love movies with unexpected ending twist. I think that every movie should stay in your mind for some time. Big fan of fantasy and sci-fi cult movies.
My favourite movies are: A Beautiful Mind, District 9, Star Wars, The Lord of the rings, Wild tales, almost all marvel movies, Star Trek, etc.
My favorite TV series: BLACK MIRROR (I recommend it to everyone I meet), Death Note, House of Cards, Game of Thrones, Gotham, Battlestar Galactica, Big Bang Theory, Narcos, Simpsons, ...
I have a thing for horrors, even though I get really scared (I know its kind of strange)

Books
I am not a big reader, because I like spending my free time with films, school and others. If I have to name the best book I read, it will be for sure The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Martina

Music
Anything really 🙂. Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Kinks, Mumford and Sons, Cat Stevens, imagine Dragons, Leonard Cohen, Lumineers, latino music, classic, ... depends on the mood, really.

Movies
There are a lot... I like all genres except for horror movies, I scare pretty easily 🙂.
My favourites are: Interstate 60, Harold and Maude, Forrest Gump, Little Miss Sunshine, The Boat That Rocked, As Good As It Gets, American Beauty, Thelma and Louise, old grotesques with Keaton, Lloyd and Chaplin.
and TV series: Friends, Gotham, Narcos, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, ...

Books
“So many books, so little time.” (― Frank Zappa) I think this quote says it all 🙂. My favourites are Veronika Decides To Die and Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho, 1984, Perks of being a wallflower, Game of Thrones, Desiree, everything by JRR Tolkien, Oscar Wilde and JK Rowling - I am a huge Harry Potter fan and currently am awaiting Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4) 🙂

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Martina
I went to study as an exchange student to Mexico and China, each for a semester. It was an amazing experience, I met great new people and learned a lot.

Michal
I decided to go to China, to meet Martina and travel with her and some friends with almost non-experience in traveling. One big step, for one little man. 🙂

What I Can Share with Hosts

We can share our experience, Czech culture and sense of humor. 🙂

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, China, Czech Republic, Mexico, Ukraine