Polish-Canadian who settled in Goa after traveling to 30 countries.

I'm vegetarian (dairy + eggs ok) and teetotal (no alcohol) and get my fun from having a healthy lifestyle. Occasionally 420 friendly but nothing other than that.

Currently on sabbatical after working 5 years in fintech.

INTJ for those who are into MBTI ;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Some of my best travel memories were thanks to homestays. Now that I have my own place with lots of room to spare, I'd like to pay forward the hospitality.

Interests

Physical interests: I like to stay fit with activities like kickboxing, weight lifting, animal flow, iyengar yoga, aerial yoga, surfing, swimming, kayaking, cycling, and hiking.

Food interests: I like exploring new restaurants that specialise in anything healthy and vegetarian (lacto-ovo). Also enjoy cooking at home and brewing all sorts of varieties of teas. My biggest weakness is my sweet tooth.

Artistic interests: I love photography, drum circles, and board games, and I'm trying to learn bachata/salsa/kizomba.

Intellectual interests: Always down to discuss and debate politics, economics, tech, and urban planning. My biggest pet-peeve is car-centric cities.

• photography
• dancing
• bachata
• cooking
• vegetarian
• fitness
• yoga
• board games
• chess
• coding
• entrepreneurship
• animal flow

Music, Movies, and Books

Podcasts:
Joe Rogan, Lex Friedman, Huberman Lab, Iced Coffee Hour, Colin & Sameer Show, History of Everything.

Music:
Love Latin, afro, jazz, reggae, reggaeton, bhangra, anything with a good drum beat, and 90s hip hop for workouts.
Not a fan of rock, metal, psytrance.

Books:
I mostly read non-fiction, and often based on whatever skill or subject I'm interested in at the time. Twitter has consumed most of my reading time these days.

Movies:
My favorite genres are sci-fi, war films, comedy, and documentaries.
I'm open to most genres except horror.

Love watching stand-up comedians -- especially sharp, witty, and dark humor.

Don't like watching sports -- prefer to use that time to do sports instead ;)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Did a university semester on a ship, studying nutrition, environmental politics, development economics, and global religions while crossing the ocean and visiting 19 countries (Semester At Sea).

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
I can teach a healthy lifestyle, vegetarian cooking, photography, and travel tips for India and the world.

Learn:
I'm trying to learn bachata/salsa/kizomba, get back into coding (coding skills got rusty as a Product Manager), and also learn how to better document my travels (one of my biggest regrets as a traveller was not keeping a video record of it).

What I Can Share with Hosts

The guest room in my villa + a nice rooftop space with olympic rings and view of the river + my time.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Panama, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, India