I believe that everything can be elevated into an art form. I love to learn about new things, explore new places and meet people from all walks of life. Traveling is one of my favorite ways to grow, keep myself alive and meet fabulous people. The best education I've got has definitely been through travels.

You can find more on me and what I do here: www.about.me/noamkos

I love to talk so I'm happy to spend time with my hosts, and I'm equally good at letting you do what you need to do and get on with my own things. I generally have work to do during the day, for which I only need internet. I'm a pretty good cook. I'll happily prepare food for us!

I'm a very relaxed traveler and I'm used to stay with people while taking little space. I'm easy going and very adaptable.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here because I've been couchsurfing all my life. Since as far as I can remember as a kid, our house was a guest house. Over the last 10 years, whenever I've had a home, it's always been full of travelers. I've done my fair share of travels and I still much prefer staying with real people than in a hotel: I don't like the idea of being stuck in a sterile room when I can sleep on a potential friend's house. I like to meet people, talk about life and discover the world. It's so much more fun to do with other people: I look forward to meeting you :)

Interests

I do a lot of photography, I cook, I've done judo for most of my life, I'm learning to surf, I read and I love to travel.

I'm very interested in people, how the mind works, personal development, meditation and doing good :)

• arts
• books
• fashion
• photography
• education
• dining
• cooking
• meditation
• technology
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• business
• economics
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

I love discovering new music, films and books while traveling. It gives me a change to have eclectic collections that I would have never known about if I had stayed home.

Music: Pink Floyd, 5'Nizza (Russian), Tryo (French), St Germain (French), God Speed You Black Emperor, Yiruma (Korean), trans music

Movies (recent likes): Whiplash, Predestination, The Untouchable (French), Soul Surfer

Movies (old likes): The God, the Bad and the Ugly, Oldboy (Korean), Fiesten (Danish), Cinema Paradisio (Italian), The Man from Earth, Symmetria (Polish)

Books: The Green King, The Origins of Virtue, Angel Tech, Birth of the Chaordic Age, Magellan, Alamut

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled well over 30 countries.

I gave 2 TED talks, I received the UK Business Speaker of the Year runner up Award 2011, I spoke at universities like Harvard, Yale and London School of Economics.

I've had 4 photo exhibitions and I've published a photo book.

I published 3 books, of which my 1st is now required reading at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC.

I've given training and coaching to over 25,000 people in 10 countries... and I've worked for myself for most of the last 10 years. I travel a lot for work, which is great fun. I've created the life I've always dreamed of :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

• I love to cook
• Most of my host like to pick my brain on how they can do more of what they love / get over blocks in their lives
• I can share a lot of my travel experiences

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Costa Rica, India, Poland, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

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