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Overview

  • 4 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Romanian; learning English, French
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Economist
  • Faculty graduate
  • From Bucuresti, Romania
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Enjoying the ride

ABOUT ME

I like history and enjoy visiting places full of history. I am curious to know more about traditions and historical evolution of cities, regions and countries.

PHILOSOPHY

Always do what is right.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I think couchsurfing is a different way of visiting by meeting and understanding other people's culture.

Interests

Historical evolution, political literature, rock music, (re)presenting România

  • culture
  • literature
  • music
  • rock music
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES:
The Portrait of the Young Man as a Fighter
(Portretul Luptătorului în Tinereţe)
The Reconstruction (Reconstituirea)
The Oak (Balanţa)
New Eldorado (Új Eldorádó)
Man of Marble (Czlowiek z marmuru)
Man of Iron (Czlowiek z zelaza)

MUSIC: The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Doors,
Olimpic 64, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel

BOOKS:
George Orwell - everything!
Vladimir Tismăneanu - Stalinism for All Seasons (Stalinism pentru Eternitate)
Mircea Eliade - Maitreyi, The Forbidden Forest (Noaptea de Sânziene), Wedding in the Sky (Nuntă în Cer), With the Gypsy Girls (La Ţigănci), Nineteen Roses (Nouăsprezece Tradafiri)
Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires), Twenty Years After (Vingt Ans Après)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I coordinated the campaign "Save Cişmigiu", that scuccessfully protected Cismigiu Park in Bucharest from three huge buildings, that weren't suitable in this green area.

I have been organiser at FânFest 2010, part of "Save Roşia Montană" campaign.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Romania

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