CURRENT MISSION

If you want to get maximum out of Prague in a short time, lemme know! I'd love to show you around.

ABOUT ME

From Slovakia, but living in Prague. Originally I am a teacher (I studied literature and languages - Slovak and English) but now I also work in the Internet business. And although I don't really teach any more, I love teaching very much.
I love Prague and I love cities. I would like to live a part of my life in the following cities: Barcelona, London and Istanbul, and continents: South America, most probably Ecuador or Chile.
I like these quotes (for various reasons): 'there are millions of suns left' by Walt Whitman; 'It is your mind that creates this world.' by Buddha (don't get me wrong, I ain't no buddhist), 'De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine; Domine, exaudi vocem meam.' from Psalm 130 and 'Utopeni stupaju po studniach k najvyssiemu' by Jan Gavura.
My favourite line from a film is 'You cannot find peace by avoiding life, Leonard.' (The Hours)
The older I get the simpler things I seek.

PHILOSOPHY

I am a Roman Catholic and I think it's still cool to be one.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As a teacher I naturally love explaining things, that is why I enjoy very much taking people around Prague. So, if you happen to be visiting Prague for a day or two and you would like to get most of it, I'd be happy to take you around. I know places of interest, sightseeing, history, art, music and cool places to eat and drink.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted once, but my place is very limited. I've been hosted though (in Sri Lanka, Copenhagen and Ireland). I have surfed with a few travellers in Prague (Brazil, Turkey, Russia, France, Egypt and Mexico). And I enjoyed it.

Interests

Literature, cooking (but not necessarily eating), the arts, absurd things.
I love travelling but not necessarily sightseeing. Someone once said that 'the road is the goal' and I totally agree. One day I would like to sail from Denmark to Greenland through Faroe Islands and Iceland.

• arts
• literature
• cooking
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• sailing
• business
• teaching
• history
• languages
• sightseeing

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of my favourite books: The Catcher in the Rye (J. D. Salinger); Istanbul, Snow (O. Pamuk); The Death of a Salesman (A. Miller), Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (R. M. Rilke), The Metamorphosis (F. Kafka), The Remains of the Day, Never Let Me Go (K. Ishiguro), Baltazar (Sl‚awomir Mrozek), Mrs Dalloway (V. Woolf), Down and Out in Paris and London, Burmese Days, Animal farm and 1984 (G. Orwell), Prosze bardzo (Anda Rottenberg), The Kite Runner (K. Hosseini), To Kill a Mocking Bird (Harper Lee) quite a few books by G. G. Marquez, and ballads by K. J. Erben and J. Kral.
Films I love watching over and over again: The Hours; The Exorcist; Requiem for a Dream; The Basketball Diaries; Karamazovi; Dead Poets Society; Xavier Dolan's films and many old Czech films.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've walked the Camino Portugues alone and I think that that was the most amazing thing I've ever experienced.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Well, I am a teacher, so I guess I always explain some things.
Learn: Ah, I am still looking for my place in the world. So, there's a lot of learning, right? And... languages, definitely.
Share: What I've seen, where I've been and whom I've met, what I've read.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States