ABOUT US

Maja: I am a poet who likes traveling.. or a traveler who writes poetry. Either way - new countries, new cultures, new experiences inspire me to write and create. I have so far published three collections of poetry about my travels around the world. When I am at home, I work as a literary translator, translating books from English into Croatian. Most of the money I earn I spend on traveling as I find that the best way to learn about the world and oneself. I am open for all sorts of adventures, learning, exploring, social and art projects...

Goran: I am a passionate traveller, especially when it comes to travelling on foot. I've so far walked the Camino de Santiago, I've walked from Umag to Rome, and currently I am walking 3500 kms from Jordan to Croatia. This gives me an opportunity to see the beauty in all the details of the world and to learn a lot about myself as well.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

open-mindedly, we browse the profiles and look for people who are similar to us so that the time we spent together, whether sharing a couch or just a walk around the town, is pleasant and enriching to all of us.. we host people at our home and also use CS around the world.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I found couches in southern Croatia (Split), Scotland (beautiful Glasgow), Belgium.. found bunch of interesting people and useful info while in Salvador, Bahia through Couchsurfing; I also use couchsurfing to find like-minded people and useful tips on travelling (on my current trip across Peru couchsurfing has been of an immense help!)

Interests

traveling, learning foreign languages, reading, writing, translating, art, poetry, music, films, social activism, camping, hitch-hiking, hiking, swimming, cycling...

• arts
• writing
• books
• poetry
• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• swimming
• languages
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: Donnie Darko, Blow Up, Motorcycle Diaries, Control, Finding Neverland, Constant Gardener, Amelie, A Bout de Souffle
MUSIC: Joy Division, The Cranberries, Manu Chao, Jovanotti, Norah Jones, Leonard Cohen, Massive Attack, Moloko
BOOKS: 10 love poems (P. Neruda), Walden or Life in the Woods (H.D.Thoreau), Art of Travel (Allain de Botton), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Kundera), The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho), Nausea (J.P.Sartre), The Wasteland (T.S.Eliot)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

40 days of walking on a 880 kilometers long pilgrimage - Camino de Santiago in Spain

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cyprus, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Macedonia, Morocco, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Croatia, Estonia

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