ABOUT ME

All about me... It's impossible to write all about me, simply because there are too many nuances that I would have to mention...
In few words: I inherited from my parents the love for travelling (My first foreign trip dates back to 1989, when I was only 4yo and it was very difficult to travel because of communism in Poland.), languages (I started to listen to De André and other Italian singers at the back of my parents' car when I was a child), and... books. Because of my studies in Italy, I'm a bit Italian and frankly I feel at home only on train or on the plane. I know very well that such a terrible illness is very contagious: that's why I'm offering my couch to anyone that suffers from it just as I do.
Grzegorz FerencCriar seu atalho

PHILOSOPHY

Everyone is pursuing happiness in this world, so I think I do so as well. To me, it means getting to know all kinds of people, striving to find that unique bond that unites all of us. That's why I love travelling. Moreover, I really enjoy finding the positive things in others. In two words: Openness and positiveness.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Thanks to my Italian friends, who told me a lot of good things about CS. Thanks, Serena and Giulia!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've met some CS people in Cracow, but I haven't travelled with CS yet.

Interests

Modern European languages + Ancient Latin.
Translation theory and practice.
1960s and 1970s rock music.
Travelling!
Running.
Books.
Italy (Tuscany, Pasta!), Brazil (Samba, Society, Cachaça), Portugal (Vinho do Porto!) and Spain (Guitar Music).
Photography (B&W & Vintage photos).
History and International Relations (IIWW, Modern Times).
Berlin!
Music.
Bieszczady mountains.

• books
• photography
• dancing
• running
• traveling
• music
• rock music
• guitar
• history
• international relations
• languages
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Under construction :)

>>>FILMS<<<
DIRECTORS: Kurosawa, Bergman, Allen, Ridley Scott, Wim Wenders, Chris Nolan, Malick
MOVIES:
(BRASIL) City of God, City of Men, Tropa de Elite (1&2), Besouro, Linha de Passe, As Historias de Amor Duram Apenas 90 Minutos, Central do Brasil;
(SCIFI) Alien saga, Event Horizon, Inception,
(WAR) The Thin Red Line, The Hurt Locker, Band of Brothers, The Pacific
(SPIES ETC.) The Manchurian Candidate, The Good German,
(ACTION/ADVENTURE) Pirates of the Carribbean
(VARIA) 2001 Space Odyssey, The Fountain

>>>BOOKS<<<
BRASIL: Jorge Amado, Guimaraes Rosa
PORTUGAL: Eça de Queiros (A Reliquia, Contos), Fernando Pessoa (O Livro do Desassossego), Os Lusiadas, Fernando Namora
ANGOLA: Pepetela (As Aventuras de Ngunga!)
SPAIN: Cervantes, Cernuda, Unamuno
ITALY: Magris (Danubio, Trieste), Tabucchi (Sostiene Pereira), Calvino
FRANCE: Balzac, Queneau, Yourcenar (Hadrian's Memoirs!)
POLAND: Gombrowicz, Zbigniew Herbert, Wislawa Szymborska, Bruno Schultz, Andrzej Stasiuk
UK/US: Niall Ferguson, Paul Johnson, Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, Jeremy Clarkson, J.R.R. Tolkien, Morrisson, George R.R. Martin
SWEDEN: Jan Gulliou's Tempelriddaren saga
VARIA: Seneca, Horace, Cortazar, Morrisson

>>>MUSIC<<<
Mostly Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, The Doors, Free.
BRASIL: Exaltasamba, Grupo Revelacao, Celso Fonseca, Timbalada, Caetano Veloso, Tihuana
PORTUGAL: Blasted Mechanism, Diabo na Cruz, Mesa, Madredeus
SPAIN: Ojos de Brujo, Macaco, all kinds of guitar music
ARGENTINA: TANGO!
ITALY: FABRIZIO DE ANDRE', PFM, Marlene Kuntz, Negrita, Eros Ramazzotti, Negramaro, Vinicio Capossela
NORWAY: Royksopp, Gaate, Gazpacho
VARIA: Jesse Cook, Mike Oldfield (Voyager), Loreena McKennitt

VIDEOGAMES: All Blizzard stuff... SC2 first of all!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

SEEN: Lysefjorden near Stavanger (Norway) from the Preikestolen, 600 meters above the level of the sea.

DONE: Well, when you meet me and ask, I'll tell you!

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH: ITALIAN & POLISH

LEARN: How to dance :)

SHARE: Books!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Slovakia, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden