Physics and chemistry student living in Warsaw

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think that getting to know people from all around the world is a great idea to spend time and develop yourself. I might be a bit shy person at the beginning, but I travel mostly alone because I love to meet locals - I believe that it's necessary to understand the country and its culture. I also really enjoy hosting people in Poland - as far it did not only lead to friendships, beautiful memories and taught me a lot about the world, but also made me much more aware about my own culture and know Warsaw better

Interests

I haven't chosen my majors out of nothing - I've always been really into science, but I actually like astronomy even more than physics and chemistry:) Since few years I'm getting more and more interested in travelling, especially via hitchhiking. Maybe I even got a bit addicted because I use every opportunity I have to explore a new place. I love geography and all the cultural stuff - especially everything connected to East and South-east Asia, Russia and Jewish culture. I'm a big fan of long walks, especially in a good company! And though all above may sound a bit nerdy, I'm into some fun activities as well, hahah

• books
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• astronomy
• geography
• science
• hitchhiking
• ping pong
• maps
• russia
• jewish culture
• east asia
• southeast asia
• natural history museums

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, The Doors, Love, R.E.M, Radiohead, The Klezmatics, Steppeulvene, Archive, Arcade Fire, DDT and many other artists

My favourite books include: Lolita, Crime and Punishment, The Master and Margarita, Steppenwolf, Dune, The Woman in the Dunes, Kaidan Botan Dōrō, The Tale of Kieu, Ender's Game, everything by Witkacy

I don't really watch a lot of movies, but I love works of Stanley Kubrick and Jim Jarmusch. Rashōmon by Akira Kurosawa also owns a special place in my heart :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I ate in every KFC in Moldova :p

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to learn as much as I can about other countries and cultures. These days I'm really into learning Chinese (Mandarin) language, but I'd be happy to learn a bit of any other! Besides obvious things like Polish language or some boring facts about Poland I can teach you star constellations or how to survive in Warsaw with the budget of 50€/month :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Poland, South Korea