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Overview

  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Polish; learning Croatian, French, German, Spanish
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • student of English Philology
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

to travel on my very own and survive

ABOUT ME

It's difficult to write unbiased things about oneself.

When visiting new places I want to dive into the daily life of its residents as much as possible. I want to feel how it is to live where you live. What are the cultural differences between us. What are the national holidays in your country and how do you celebrate them. I want to know what are the customs, best flavours of the region, places for a good party, where and how do you chill out with your friends, what do you eat for breakfast and why, any festivals right now?, do you recommend any opera or theater because I might go, where are the murals in your city because I want to see them, favourite places off the track-do you have any?, places I won't find in the tourist guide but you consider them as a MUST, who are the local artists, why do you travel and where have you been?

PHILOSOPHY

Yo hago lo imposible, porque lo posible lo hace cualquiera.
Whenever someone says something is impossible, I say: why? have you tried doing it? Let's do it!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I spread the idea of couchsurfing among my friends.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have participated a few CS meetings in Poznań.
In summer 2010 I couchsurfed through the UK(Scotland and England)with my sister. I was a host once. Currently(2012) I'm planning to couchsurf Mallorca, Spain.

I was hosted by:
Christopher Pennington in Edinburgh, Scotland (Jul 2010)
Daniel Rodriguez in Edinburgh, Scotland (Jul 2010)
Krystl Mayes in Penrith, England (Jul 2010)

I hosted:
Daniel Rodriguez in Poznan, Poland (Dec 2010)

Interests

foreign languages, language itself, sociolinguistics,
ludology in teaching a foreign language, education, new technologies in education
travelling, other cultures, people, their customs, cuisine
adventures, sport, music, art,
recycling

People, places, art inspire me a lot.

  • arts
  • theater
  • festivals
  • education
  • breakfast
  • partying
  • traveling
  • music
  • opera
  • sports
  • track and field
  • teaching
  • languages
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

I like films that make me think, scare me or I cannot forget about. (Into the wild, Donnie Darko, Requiem for a dream, Butterfly effect, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, V for Vendetta, Inception, and more.)

Is's difficult to define what I like most about music, I guess it is like air-you cannot live without it. I wish life had a soundtrack! I like almost all kinds of music and I wish I could play the guitar or any other instrument. A blend of different genres is what usually catches my attention.

I'd love to read something really, really good and not mainstream so if you have any suggestions just let me know and I'll try it. Currently I'm so much into the Millenium Trilogy, Salander-isn't she amazing?! I also follow several blogs and photoblogs, mainly about travelling and cooking.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I also participated in la Tomatina in Buñol(2009)-so crazy!!! I want to do it again ;-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Poland

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