I am English and Russian teacher and copywriter originally from the Czech Republic. I study terrorism in Russian literature and currently I am a lecturere of Czech language in Uzhhorod and on the hunt for a postdoc in comparative literature.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I find this way of meeting people a great opportunity to get to know something about someone you would never meet otherwise. I just like listening to stories and meeting other people who love travelling is one of the best option to hear the best ones.

Interests

I study literature which means I love books and reading. I enjoy going to theatre, hiking, swimming in rivers and lakes, exercising outside, martial arts. I also write a bit and of course I like travelling and meeting people

• writing
• books
• literature
• pub crawls
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

In general I prefer tragedy to comedy so in literature, cinema or music I always choose the darker side of art.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I am pretty modest in this respect so I am amazed by almost anything but as I live in Central Europe, I am fascinated by sea. I just enjoy different nature sceneries. Generally I prefer villages and nature to cities and hidden gems to spectacular touristic places.

I have an IG account Ugly Places which maps places some would mark as ugly but I find certain beauty in them. In my opinion ugliness has a very attractive aesthetic form which I try to unveil and share with others.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Russian Federation, Serbia, Ukraine, Wales