CURRENT MISSION

To creat art, to be better, and to help people if I can along the way.

ABOUT ME

I find it silly to write about myself, though people tend to say that I LOVE to talk about myself. I guess I can be a jerk that way :) I'm an "extroverted introvert", so usually I'm pretty energetic, talkative and sociable, but from time to time I get more quiet and subdued. You can see how it's hard to say anything constructive about myself :) I love meeting new people and visiting new places. Learning about other cultures is cool, but I definitely prefer acquiring knowledge about their cultures through meeting people. Other virtues and vices you'd have to see for yourself - I can tell you I'm lovely, and smart, and funny, but you might find me a total self-centered, arguing asshole with no class and sign of intelligence. ;) If we meet I hope you lean towards the first rather than the latter. :)

You can check my videos from my trips:

1) Gdansk - Prague - Milan, August 2012 -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgMsHN2lQpw

2) Warsaw - Milan, February 2013 (by Germany) - > SUBTITLED < !!! :) -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuItm_c7U3k

3) Gdansk - Lloret de Mar 2013 (a birthday gift of sorts to a friend :)) -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGAZaGXDveo

Also, I have two YouTube channels (both in Polish :)):

- My primary channel - with sketches, Movie show, and short films: http://www.youtube.com/polecjankiTV

- and the other with my friend where we act silly and review films. http://www.youtube.com/user/UrwanyF :)

IG: @jansteifer

https://www.instagram.com/jansteifer/

SNAP: @jstei

https://snapchat.com/add/jstei

also, I'm on facebook ;)

https://facebook.com/polecjanki

:)

PHILOSOPHY

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle

Trying find new ways to better myself, learn more about people and the world. Never stop progress, never stop to develop my own self. Expand horizons.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Overall awesome! It plays a great part in me having new appreciation for people! ;) It's nice to see people helping each other and meeting each other like that.

Interests

Film and comics, first and foremost. I love creative exercises - writing and drawing. I tend to write short stories, and from time to time reviews of movies and comic books. Telling stories is a huge thing for me, partly because of escapism, partly because of it being a way for me to express myself.

Other than that, it's travelling. Love it with a passion as big as my love for writing, despite being a real traveler for maybe two years now. There's no better feeling than freedom it gives you.

• writing
• books
• walking
• comics
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• drawing
• hiking
• backpacking

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to fit here. Amongst my personal favorites are Michael Mann's films, especially "Heat". Other than that, some of my faves are: "Chasing Amy", "High Fidelity", "Die Hard" (1 & 3), "Casino Royale", "Breakfast Club", "Clerks", "Casablanca", "Psy" (aka "Pigs" in English-speaking countries) etc.

Comicbooks - "Watchmen", "Alias", "Locke & Key", "Sandman", "Planetary", "Ultimates", "Scott Pilgrim".

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I ACCIDENTALLY kinda-sorta "kidnapped" a Frenchman with a British girl in Amsterdam. :) But it WAS accidental, and it's not as bad as it sounds. It's a longer story and it is pretty funny, so if we ever meet I can tell you about it. :)

Plus, I guess, hiking with my backpack and a tent, by the Italian and French Riviera - walking from Genoa, through Nice, to Cannes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Poland