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Overview

  • 5 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Polish; learning Russian, Spanish
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • linguist, marketing specialist
  • MA in Ethnolinguistics and BA in International Business
  • From Piotrków Kujawski, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To have a break from "western style fast life", to travel, to meet people, to listen to their stories and to know myself and the world better.

ABOUT ME

I love to read reportages, biographies and other giving the esthetical satisfaction books. I'm addicted to old movies and music, like twist, rock&roll, jazz, blues. Can sing without a reason and dance everywhere ;) I like to cook and to learn some new recepies. And to visit, see and fall in love in new places.
Recently together with my boyfriend, we took a gap year from our jobs to slow down and see the world. At the moment we are travelling Southeast Asia.

PHILOSOPHY

Live to moment!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Thanks to the info from my traveling friends.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

3 nights in Seville, realy nice, with the Simpsons' DUFF bear, Polish cuisine night and great pub to dance! Than the trip to northern Spain, 6 couches a lot of fun and knowledge aboout the regions. I also hosted 2 surfers in Granada, Spain and 1 in Piotrków, Poland. We had great time together :)

Interests

I love languages, their flexibility and power to create new worlds, creatures, meanings. That is why I love to read.

Cooking is like doing magic - you add ingridients following a recipe and obtein something fantastic that you can share with oter people. It is also a great opportunity to spend more time together: talking in the kitchen, cooking and eating together.

And music is a perfect partner for both, reading and cooking ;) Also when I have a bad day - I just turn the music on, dance and fill myself with good energy.

I started to practice joga, I would be very grateful for any clues.

  • culture
  • books
  • literature
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • jazz
  • blues
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Billie Holiday, Madonna, Witney Houston, Metallica, AC/DC, Jessie Ware, Adele, Wodecki, Michael Jackson, Queen

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I took a gap year from work in October 2017 just to slow down - I broke the scheme :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help with English and Spanish, teach Polish history and literature.
Can explain basics of marketing and blogging.

I would love to hear about hosts' countries: history, culture, literature.
I will be happy to learn about meditation and joga.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can help with English, basic Spanish.
I will be more then happy to cook and teach Polish history and literature.
It will also be a pleasure to share my travelling experience.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Poland, Spain, United Kingdom

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