I am a PhD student of Psychology whose interested in consciousness research, philosophy of mind, the phenomenology of weirdness etc. I use Virtual Reality to study body-swap illusions and out-of-body experiences. I have also published papers about psychedelics.

Other interests include art-house cinema, experimental music, audiovisual art, reading, nature, etc. I love attending weird events, performances that challenge our everyday understanding of things and highlight the complexities of being human. I love going to avant-garde theater shows, art installations and music performances. I enjoy watching obscure movies and dark humor.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am searching for authentic connections to other people and building relationships that mutually embraces our differences!

Interests

Literature, politics, philosophy, culture .
Hiking, cycling, nature walks, sketching, volunteering at festivals.

I am a coordinator of the ALIUS research network, an international and interdisciplinary research group dedicated to the investigation of all aspects of consciousness, with a specific focus on non-ordinary or understudied conscious states traditionally classified as altered states of consciousness.
https://www.aliusresearch.org/

• culture
• books
• literature
• politics
• traveling
• biology
• neuroscience
• philosophy
• psychology
• science
• sci-fi

Music, Movies, and Books

Some authors worth reading:

Herman Hesse, Jack London, Stanislaw Lem, Oliver Sacks,

My favorite directors include:
-David Lynch, Jim Jarmusch, David Cronenburg, Istvan Szabó, Andrej Tarkowsky, Dennis Villeneuve, Peter Watkins, Akira Kurosawa

Some films woth watching:
A girl walks home alone at night, The Congress, Billy Jack
Some music I listen to:
Sons of Kemet, John Hopkins, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Sigur Rós, Portico Quartett, TOOL, Alcest, John Zorn

Teach, Learn, Share

1+1=2, the rest is all in the mind....

I am interested in learning more on how to practice Non-violent communication.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Thoughts on some things opinions on others, friendly discussions and witty dark humor, especially after a few drinks.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, United States