---currently not in Sofia---

-intrigued by solo travelling; wants to see the whole wide world
-sometimes paints for fun but is not that great at it
-usually brings a DSLR and a few lenses
-bit of a nerd
-kinda addicted to travelling; ends up researching cheap tickets to wherever instead of studying
-medical biotechnologist
-does yoga to balance things out
-INTJ personality but strives to be more open to people and is slowly succeeding at it :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting locals and hearing their stories (possibly accompanied by a bottle of good local beer!)
I casually decide to go on long interrail trips, and I feel like they would get too cumbersome without a bit of CS magic. Plus, I think the words "backpacking" and "couchsurfing" go together so well.

(I used to have more references, but then CS decided to suddenly be a paid platform, so many people backed out of it and with every right to do so)

Interests

I try to keep myself busy so I try out many new things and sometimes stick to them. Currently I am somewhere between embroidery, watercolour painting, photography, yoga, cooking.

When I travel a weird thing I do is spending time in grocery stores – seeing what weird local products other people have is a favourite activity of mine.

• photography
• swing dancing
• beer
• yoga
• traveling
• jazz
• hiking
• forests
• trekking
• theatre
• snow
• funk
• disco
• jogging
• local food
• trains
• local culture
• watercolor
• electro swing
• abroad
• house plants
• stoner rock
• studying languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I love Agatha Christie but I prefer Miss Marple to Poirot.
(if you get what 42 is I love you)

My favourite music changes constantly but roughly it is doom, stoner metal, jazz, funk, post-punk. I never thought that I would settle on a favourite band but I think I finally have – Stoned Jesus. I love Kino for their influence and texts, Black Sabbath for giving birth to stoner metal and Ella Fitzgerald for being the Queen of jazz.

One movie that I will never get enough of is (beware, it's cheesy) Grease. I watch so much Netflix you won't believe it and I probably should stop paying for it because it does not help with my procrastination problem. Some series I loved – Mad Men, Orange is the new black, Russian doll, Stranger things, Scrubs, The IT crowd, and probably many more I can't think of at the moment. Also, Quentin Tarantino knows his stuff.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Honestly, hard to say. I judge myself harshly so what might seem amazing to someone I would just brush off as a mediocre accomplishment and try to push harder, in pursuit of the 'amazing thing'. Maybe if I ever achieve the thing I am aiming for in my life I will write it down here, because the whole world would for sure be pleased with it (and I for sure will still think 'meh').

Also, I constantly win at raffles. I'm very lucky that way.

Teach, Learn, Share

Whatever is within my capability, I am willing to share :) And whatever you can offer, I am willing to learn.

What I Can Share with Hosts

-how to make some Bulgarian dishes or the only German one I can make flawlessly – Käsespätzle
-a bad lindy hop partner (I am only a follower for now)
-I am a great listener (beer company!)
-all of my awkward stories
-how to make popcorn without using a microwave (or any other stupid student life hack I know)
-I also like to educate everyone why it is so bad to drink diet soda if you don't have diabetes and how we could possibly return the dinosaurs
-a good? portrait photo
-I can smash you in Uno
-I am called a meme dealer by some, so, memes daily/weekly
-how to do a headstand or a crow

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, Germany, Italy