Please read before requesting! I just moved to SF this autumn for work after finishing a history/medieval studies graduate program in Hungary. I love meeting new people and hearing about their lives, but I prefer travellers who approach the city critically and are engaged in the communities they live in and interact with. I love meeting other students, especially of the humanities and social sciences, as well as other LGBTQ+ travellers. If you're planning on spending your time in the city visiting and experiencing the typical touristic spots, I will likely not be your ideal host.

I'm holed up in a 3-storey walkup in Cow Hollow that I share with three other guys, with easy access to downtown, the Marina, and Japantown. I can host casual solo or duo travellers on a twin-sized Ikea futon in my room (ensuite with laundry and dryer), solo preferred. I work a 9-5 but I sleep pretty late. I'm not the most energetic person, but I'm usually down to dance, chat over drinks, wander around the city, and go to museums. I like to work in cafes, so if you're WFH or want to get reading done, I'm also game. If you're the first guest of the month, I'll also probably have a guest pass for the climbing gym— I go thrice a week and you're welcome to join!

Also if you like cider, there's an excellent cider bar on Polk run by a bunch of Turkish expats— I will 100% go drink with you, I love this place

Interests

I like urban planning, residential architecture, queer community, languages, climbing, public transportation, discussing class politics, talking about perspective and orientations to society, fashion

I also like cats. If I'm visiting you, please introduce me to friendly cats in the area

• cats
• architecture
• illustrations
• tattoos
• politics
• trivia
• traveling
• bouldering
• art history
• history
• hitchhiking
• linguistics
• whiskey
• cities
• climbing
• urban planning
• graffiti
• cider
• word games
• marxism
• pigeons
• stationery
• labor history
• lgbtq rights

Music, Movies, and Books

music: minimal techno, house, disco, punk, eurobeat, ska. i will dance to anything that has a good bassline

books: umberto eco, john le carre for literature, but mostly spend my time on politics/history.
Reading now: Carbon Democracy, Timothy Mitchell; Victorian Holocausts, Mike Davis.
Up next: Hollow Land, Eyal Weizman; Extrastatecraft, Keller Easterling; Ruling the Void, Peter Mair

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

petted many, many cats in istanbul

Teach, Learn, Share

teach: english, linguistics, eastern roman military history, photoshop, useless trivia. i will talk about anything

learn: Any language!!! Whatever you're researching/working on, theory, regional politics, local organizing groups. If you like to teach anything in particular i'm probably down to learn that too

share: food, travel stories, couple bottles of wine, music, body weight for belaying, deep reflections on our personal lives

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation, a safe space, nighttime detours, a warm body for plus ones (very good at charming parents), insider info for places i've lived. we can also commiserate on systemic and infrastructural issues in our respective countries ✊ solidaritat

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Germany, Hungary, Taiwan, United States