I have a passion for the curious, the strange and the creative in the world, whether it is a folkloric demon chicken that brings you gold and comes down through the chimney like Santa Claus (the so-called lidérc of Hungarian folklore), a spider species that lassos its prey instead of lazily waiting in a net (Ordgarius magnificus), a dizzying sketch by M.C. Escher or an enigmatic story about an 18th-century Romanian peasant who was live and kicking but purportedly had already died two times before (Georg Tallar: Visum Repertum anatomico-chyrurgicum, 1753, Timisoara).
I also love sports in general, and everything that has to do with or has to be done in nature.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I travel frequently and though I love discovering places for myself, it is also great to meet people who already have experiences to share about that given place. There is a touch of excitement to meeting people whom I would otherwise probably never meet.

Interests

• hiking
• snorkeling
• martial arts
• biology
• history
• absurdity
• demonology

Music, Movies, and Books

La femme, Die Antwoord, Ministry, DakhaBrakha, Die Toten Hosen

John Steinbeck: East of Eden
Stanislaw Lem: Cyberiad
Ervin Lázár: The four-square round forest
H.P. Lovecraft: The colour out of space

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed a 3000-meter-high active volcano at night.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hungary, Italy, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States