I have always been a busy type. In my primary school I found my two passions that determined the rest of my life – love for drawing and traditional music. A fantasy and sci-fi active fandom participant, I currently play flutes and whistles in a few bands: Duan (Traditional Irish Music), Celtic Tree (a mix of poetry and ceol nua), Balonique (European Balfolk music) and an international group Sprinkle Blizzard (Balfolk music) with more side-projects of different genres always on their way. A Master of Arts in English Translation, I am often to be seen playing Irish traditional sessions, Fest-Noz and Balfolk dance music (I am a casual dancer too). I am fond of travelling, especially mountain hiking, from which I draw inspiration. For a living, along with my father, I make tin whistle and low whistle flutes for both traditional and modern music as the Goldfinch Whistles. Ocassionally, I also deal with amateur video game making, yet havent finished most of my overambitious projects. Still, its fun!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Travelling and meeting people make one grow.

Interests

Traditional Music (Polish, Irish, Breton, French, Scandinavian), literature, Sci-Fi, pencil drawing, video game making, meeting people.

• arts
• literature
• poetry
• dancing
• traveling
• socializing
• drawing
• music
• live music
• folk music
• dance music
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

So many of them, so difficult to name them all!

First writers that come to my mind:
Stanisław Lem
Ray Bradbury
Philip K. Dick
Bertrand Russel

Music:
Irish Traditional Music (Lunasa, Altan, the Bothy Band, Dervish)
Breton music (Jean-Luc Thomas, Jean-Michel Veillon, Sylvain Barou)
French traditional dance music / balfolk (Naragonia)
Jazzy (Esbjorn Svennson Trio)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I met so many lovely, wonderful people!

Teach, Learn, Share

I could probably teach you how to play some Irish music, Irish flute and tin whistle, dance some European traditional dances plus some translators tricks of the trade.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A few good stories and live music, when the neighbours are not necessarily around! ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Lithuania, Poland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Poland