CURRENT MISSION

This year I finished my second degree (which is Journalism and Photography) and with my girlfirend (Zosia), we decided to make a half-year trip around South America. We quit our jobs to see some world. Our mission is to get to know different culture, write an article about our trip and meet people.
Right now, after 5 monthss of travelling in Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina we stopped in Buenos Aires for one month because we are doing an internship here. We rent a flat here and we can host some other travelers. We have been using CS all the time so we know how useful it is.

ABOUT ME

I finished my Master degree in Jurnalism and Photography, and it is may second Master Degree (after psychology). I used to work as a ciagu and trainer. I did a lot of psycho-educational workshops for students. I also worked in a big NGO organisation. I used to coordinate some cultural projects.

With my girlfriend Zosia, we quit our jobs to make half year trip around South Amercia. We would like to see some world and meet people before we start serious carreers :) Im interested in traveling, culture and society. I would like to work with people, get into couching and do workshops for companies and organisations. I'm especialy interested in cultural differences and prejudices. I'm also really into photograpy. I used to cooperate with some magazines. I published couple od reportages. In my free time I play a little bit guitar to relax.

In 2010 I was on erasmus student exchange in Almeria- Spain. I had an oportunity to meet some couchsurfers over there and thats why I belive that it is a really good idea to travel and get to know new people.

You can see my photos here: https://www.behance.net/dominikcudny

you can also see our blog about our trip around South America (although it is in polish): http://zgruntunastol.pl/

PHILOSOPHY

"Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. If you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away."
- Stephen Hawking

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I used to host people when I was studying in Spain, then I used couchsurfing while travelling in South America and I know its the best way to get to know the place and the people. The best experiences I got while traveling where when I used CS.

Interests

Im interested in social psychology, especially the psychology of communication. I also love photography. These ale my two main activites in life and I hope I will be able to combine those two interests.

I' m also into sports - I'm a windsurfing instructor, I do a lot of snowboarding. Recently, I got into climbing also. I love it!

In my free time, I listen to a lot of music. I also play guitar but I do it only for my own pleasure.

• culture
• books
• photography
• cooking
• instructor
• technology
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• blogging
• coding
• music
• guitar
• windsurfing
• snowboarding
• sports
• rock climbing
• journalism
• psychology
• study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

There is a lot of music groups that I love but for example- Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, Two Gallants, The Drums, Vampire Weekend, Arcade Fire, Devendra Banhart, Pains of being pure at heart, Deer Tick, Bon Iver, Manu Chao, Beirut and 1000 more like this :)

Movies- I like Woody Allen's comedies, Paolo Sorrentino and Xavier Dolan movies. I also watched more then ones movies like: Garden State, Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, The Doors, Control, 25th hour, Amelia or The Shawshank Redemption and many more of course.
The books I love are Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí,, Godfather,One Houndred Years of Solitude, and almost every reportage I can get.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I co-created a social project in my neigbourhood called ("Generation Code"). We made a platform where we used to put interesting stories and memories of famous people living in our neigbourhood. It was a great experience!

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to exchange some knowledge about music and bands and some books worth reading and movies worth seeing. if somebody knows how to cook something special I am iterested in trying it!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you how to photograph and use an analog camera. I can do a photo portrait of you. I also play a little bit of guitar. Im always open to play with oter people. I' m also a windsurfing instructor so if tou live close to the water, I can tech you a bit! I also know how to prepare a tasty chicken in soya and honey souce ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Poland, Spain, United States