Hey, everyone! I am originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, a half-Serb half-Croat, so very Balkan. A student of Clinical linguistics currently residing in Groningen. An urge to discover and learn has lead me to art, philosophy, geography and history and has awaken a deep appreciation for listening to what stories can tell me, so that's why I'm here

I am a passionate language learner and I like to take deep dives into some linguistic topics, so if you know any fun facts about any languages, please let me know

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Discovering events and meeting new people - recently realized how interesting it is to spread out and be in the constant loop of meeting new people and seeing new things

Interests

• arts
• reading
• geography
• languages
• exploring

Music, Movies, and Books

🎵 When it comes to music, I love listening to traditional music from different countries I visit, but I also love modern experimental music. Some of my favorite artists are Björk, Arca, Joanna Newsom, Cocteau Twins, Beach House, Rosalía, Diego Lorenzini... I have a list of all the albums I've ever listened to, so if you're interested, I can send you it!
🍿 I've only started getting more into movies lately. Some of my favorites are Mulholland Drive, Synecdoche: New York, The Before Trilogy, Crossing Istanbul, The Weekend and Everything Everywhere All At Once.
📚 My favorite genre by far is magical realism with writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Salman Rushdie, Haruki Murakami and Juan Rulfo being huge inspirations in the way my mind flows. Virginia Woolf as well has left a huge impact on me

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been to six Erasmus+ exchanges

I also have a small project of capturing the ealiest moments of meeting someone in a selfie - of course it takes time since I want to get to know the person a bit before taking it, and it is completely fine if someone doesn't feel like taking a picture. Right now it has around 500 photos and every picture is its own story and takes me down a special memory lane

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Netherlands, Serbia