ABOUT ME

I am a digital nomad, and these days I'm not really Couchsurfing a lot when abroad, since I work odd hours and I need absolute silence, reliable internet, and have more limited opportunities to socialize, I have gravitated more towards having my own place, and meeting local couch surfers when possible.

I am not a party animal, I wouldn't say I like concerts (besides classical music), and I'm not too fond of crowds. I am more into relaxed evenings, movies, dinner, home cooking, and conversations while having coffee, a beer, or a glass of wine.

I traveled around Europe for most of the 2010s, including a few months cycling from Bulgaria to the UK, first as a backpacker, then as a digital nomad. After the pandemic, I am finding a balance between full-time travel, a full-time job, and a number of side projects.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have been hosted all over Europe, and I have also hosted wonderful people from many places in Costa Rica.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had the most awesome hosts, and I have tried to be a good one myself.

Interests

Travel, food, video games, languages.

Interested in acquiring new skills in farming, fishing, sailing, arts, crafts, electronics, robotics, mechanics, etc.

• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• movies
• video games
• traveling
• music
• classical music
• cycling
• fishing
• sailing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Lawrence of Arabia, Into the Wild, Star Wars, Star Trek, The Count of Montecristo (2002).
Books: Before the Golden Age (1, 2 and 3) - Isaac Asimov. The Door Into Summer - Robert Heinlein. Leaf by Niggle - J.R.R. Tolkien. Thoreau, Nietzche.
Music: Classical, Rock.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I stood in front of Jim Morrison's grave eating a broccoli sandwich.
I slept at a bus stop in the suburbs of Sarajevo, alone, with no idea where in the city I was, and without local currency after a bus dropped me there at 2 am.
I was about to check out in a hostel in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, but after a conversation with the person in charge, I got a reception job for 2 of the most fun months of my life.
Drove to a volcano, a lake, the sea, and a forest, all in one day in Costa Rica.
I cycled (mostly) from Sofia to London.
I fished on Galata Bridge, and on the river between Armenia and Turkey.
The Balkans and the Caucasus feel like home, unlike the place I spent my first 30 years of life.

In 2012 I quit my job, sold my stuff, and traveled for years until I had almost no money left. Now I am a digital nomad so I make money for traveling while I am traveling.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some English, Spanish, cooking, and web design, and give you tips on how to live a nomadic life.

I welcome people that can teach me foreign languages or recipes.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook, I have stories to share, I clean after myself.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, Costa Rica, France, Georgia, United Kingdom

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