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Overview

  • 4 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Czech, English; learning German, Spanish
  • 41, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • Teacher on a break, doing something completely different
  • University
  • From Liberec, Czech Republic
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Discovering the world...beginning in the UK

ABOUT ME

I try to enjoy my life as much as I can with respect to other people, even if it's sometimes just about little things like the sunshine, a nice song or a friend's smile.

PHILOSOPHY

There is a certain ballance in the universe (and justice in the world) even if it doesn't seem to be that way quite often.
Smile and the smile will come back to you.
Making a mistake is not a failure but the best way how to learn.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I tried CS for the first time when I came to the UK to start a completely new chapter of my life...of course I didn't know that at the time ;o)) My CS friends I stayed with were the best I could imagine and it was a fantastic experience. Then I couchsurfed in Bristol and Bath..and it was amazing again! Now I am having a bit of a break from CS, staying in one place for a bit, but will CS again I hope!

Interests

I can't imagine life without music and movies but that's just the beginning! :o) A good book can't be missing on my bed table as well. I like sports like swimming, skiing, hiking etc, history, languages, nature. Last but certainly not least I like meeting new friends, not forgetting about the old ones though!

  • books
  • movies
  • music
  • hiking
  • skiing
  • sports
  • swimming
  • history
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

OK, this is a really really hard task...

Movies: The Fifth Element, LoTR, The Dancer in the Dark, Pulp Fiction, Snatch, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Frida, The Merchant of Venice, Dr. Strangelove, Barry Lyndon, The Shining...in short every single movie Stanley shot is amazing! Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Fargo, Baraka, Godfrey Reggio's movies, Leon, The Big Blue, Sin City, Life Aquatic, The Beach, Seom, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Rain, All the Real Girls, Dandelion, Temporada de patos, Whisky Romeo Zulu, Citizen Ruth, Screaming Masterpiece, Citizen Dog, Off Side, Me Without You, My Summer of Love, Wasp, Shooting Dogs, A Cock and Bull Story, The Wild Blue Yonder, La gran final, The Pervert's Guide to Cinema, The Trouble with Harry, The Thin Red Line...mustn't forget Twin Peaks! Hell! It's like Mission Impossible to get all movies I love in here!!!

Music: Massive Attack, Moloko, Portishead, U2, Zero 7, Bjork, soundtracks, Air, Coldplay, Sting, Apollo 440, Cafe Del Mar, Dreadzone, Jamiroquai, Lauryn Hill, Leftfield, Craig Armstrong, Thievery Corporation, Art of Noise, classic and many many more!

Books: The List of Seven, Orlando, Animal Farm, Enduring Love, anything by and aboout Shakespeare - Nothing Like the Sun by Anthony Burgess is fab!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking along the Jurrasic Coast in the South of England, skiing with the blue sky and Eiger at the background.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany

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