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Overview

  • 24 references 20 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Russian, Spanish; learning Chinese (Simplified), French, Japanese, Spanish
  • 30, Female
  • Member since 2014
  • freelancer
  • Computer Science
  • From London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I would like to host as much as my time allows me to return the kindness that I've received across many years of travels.

As I'm grateful to have a life full of experiences my current mission is to enable so to fellow explorers who are still on their life conquering journey.

I grew up across 3 continents, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Dwell my life as an explorer, in my hometown, work very hard to allow myself free time for travels.

instagram.com/icesoextra/

ABOUT ME

English

I moved out of my parents home at the age of 17 turned into a thrill-seeking hitchhiker (mainly in central Europe and Balkans). At the age of 18, I bought a one-way flight to Istambul and on a tight budget of £200, I hitch-and-boat-hiked back to London - life changing. Following up I moved to Hong Kong, started photography, freerunning and tricking and low budget Island hopping in the Philippines in between my day to day Software Engineer job and rooftopping and indulging myself in local nature! Got interested in finance, moved back to London to combine it with programming professionally whilst being entirely into local urban exploration scene. I hosted numerous international parkour practitioners and made friends all across the globe. Turned into a digital nomad - coding from the Maldives and the middle east, floating in between many countries and London. With the boom of blockchain, I moved to Singapore to help with its technicalities and advisory. I returned to spend my early 2018 with my Australian family, hopped to Hawaii, got a coding scholarship in California, settled in New York for a short bit, returned to Europe, hopping in between privacy enhanced symposia and cryptography oriented event (raving in the night time). Currently back in London - pretty settled :D cofounding a second startup.
2023 Update: I spent the whole of 2021 travelling in Ukraine and Kaukaz. In 2022 I lived in Dubai exploring the desert. My daytime job is coding though I’d like to start doing more creative projects now. In Nov 2022 I settled back in London and am devoting my whole time to work and a healthy lifestyle.
2024 Update: I gave it a go to start a business and settle in Dubai which didn’t succeed immediately, I gave it a go and it turned my life upside down. I moved out of London permanently, travelled, lived in Montenegro, only to get a job in London (I applied to other countries!) again :) currently figuring it out.

I love being active, get things done, learn from first-hand experiences and never fail to grow.
Equally much there isn't a thing in the world that I value as much as freedom! Creativity, free spirit, morning breeze of the ocean in my hair, a good surf and deepest conversation.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love having guests over. I host as much as I can while leading busy with work life in London, to share what I love the most about my city.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Uniqueness of the personalities and habits through genuine experience of cultural diversity - invaluable!
One thing I crave, to be able to host ppl even better than they hosted me!

Interests

I would love to play the violin! I can't live w/o financial memes.
Open minded to hear about what other people are passionate about!

Deeply into worlds economy history and financials,
Cypherpunks, open source initiatives,
parkour, tricking, photography, DJ

languages

  • dancing
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • guitar
  • surfing
  • ice skating

Music, Movies, and Books

Lost in Translation,

Depeche Mode,
David Bowie,
Mick Jagger,
Tom Misch,
Massive attack

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I won a championship of Poland in rhythmic gymnastic once and the moment when I realised the result was one of the most awesome moments of my life!

I was fortunate to live and work in various cities on Europe, Americas and Asia, pursuing my passions and meeting so many inspiring people that were ensuring me that I'm on a good track and changing my life for good.

Teach, Learn, Share

Parkour, tricking, yoga, mobility exercises
Programming, photography!!
Hints about hitch-hiking and backpacking in Europe and Asia

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good vibes, hours of endless stories, respectfulness and substantial gratefulness

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Croatia, France, Hong Kong, Poland, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

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