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Overview

  • 4 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Croatian, English; learning Spanish
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • Graphic Designer
  • University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To make a difference.

ABOUT ME

I'm a user interface designer, currently living in Melbourne. I love cooking, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, French comedies, rock music and walking in the rain.

PHILOSOPHY

This is from the film Braveheart:
"Your heart is free. Have the courage to follow it."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host, meet people, spread a word about CS, hang out with other CS-s...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been hosting, attending CS weekly meetups and other CS related events and all the way meeting awesome people! I only had the best experiences with the people I hosted.

Interests

Design, traveling, reading, cooking, scuba diving, learning languages, volunteering.

  • design
  • environment
  • cooking
  • walking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • rock music
  • scuba diving
  • languages
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

I love reading. My favorite kind of books is fantasy and the authors G.G.Kay, J.R.R.Tolkein, R.R.Martin, Anne Rice, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman. When it comes to music, it's rock'n'roll baby! Movies? French comedies are the best! :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Moved out from my home country to experience a different cultural environment and people. First stop was Singapore and living there opened so many doors afterwards.

Teach, Learn, Share

The important thing I learnt while traveling is, always know the basics of the native language. "Hello", "Thank you", "Please", "Nice to meet you" and "What's your name", are usually enough to make local people smile. If you know the common language like English, people will understand you, but if you make an effort and learn the basics of a local language, you will touch their hearts. And get a smile :) That's priceless.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am always more than happy to share my stories and experience from all the places I've been to. Advice and recommendations, good, bad and ugly. Since I also love to cook I am all for showing appreciation to my host by cooking :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Greece, Indonesia, Malaysia, Monaco, Montserrat, Philippines, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Croatia, Singapore

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