ABOUT ME

I am a teacher of Hungarian as a foreign language, currently occupied in China, Chongqing.

I think I am typical Gemini. Curious, friendly, sensitive and emphatic, with 2 personalities, you'll probably meet the nice one, don't worry!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed:

Aras and Ferhat, Istanbul (2008)
Koray, Antalya (2008)
Cihan, Hakan, Ankara (2011)
Yakup, Osman, Antalya (2011)

Hosted:

Igor, Ljubjana (2010)
Beata and Adam, Lublin (2010)
David, Nottingham (2011)
Krzysztof, Krakow (2011)
Angie, Taipei (2011)
Lucas, Mannasseh, Switzerland (2011)
Jachym and Vojta, Prague (2011)
Nini and Yingxia, Taiwan/China (2012)

Interests

Literature, music, dancing, movies, travelling, singing, talking, laughing, having my friends, second hand stores, writing, riding my wonderful bicycle, everyday psychology.

• writing
• literature
• singing
• dancing
• recipes
• movies
• traveling
• music
• teaching
• languages
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy reading much and love classic literature. My top list is changeable therefore I don't like picking a few, but let's see a couple of (current or evergreen) favourites of mine:

Films:
movies of Fatih Akin, Das Leben der Anderen, Die Fremde, Issiz Adam, L' auberge espagnole, Amelie, Bin Jip, Eagle vs. Shark, Persepolis

Books:
Erich Fromm - Die Kunst des Liebens,
Milan Kundera - The unbearable lightness of being
Szabo Magda - Fuer Elise
Nadas Peter - The end of a family story
Kertesz Imre - Kaddish for an unborn child
Ibsen - Peer Gynt

(And Harry Potter and the Diary of Bridget Jones - love them)

Music:
Wide range of music.
Nowadays more pop (getting older?)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to sing in Hungarian.
I also have a few favourite recipes to teach, and I am happy to share music of my country and listen to yours.

I enjoy learning basic words of any kind of languages.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Malaysia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany, Hungary, Turkey, United Kingdom