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Overview

  • 8 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Czech, English; learning German, Spanish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Kiwi.com
  • Masaryk university
  • From Brno, South Moravian Region, Czechia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Exploring the world, meeting new people, learning new things.

ABOUT ME

I very much enjoy freedom and doing things my own way instead of doing what the society dictates me to do. Maybe thats the main reason why I play poker as sort of my job. I studied Computer science, which included a lot of theoretical math. I also always liked psychology and those two things are very useful to a poker player.

Thanks to that I don't have to work fixed hours (most of the time at least) and can live an active life like I want - I enjoy all kinds of sports, traveling and exploring the world, playing games, learning new things etc.

Recently I also started studying again, this time Artificial Intelligence, because it is something I find really interesting and also because my closeness to games, where artificial intelligence is tested and used a lot.

PHILOSOPHY

Favorite motto:
"He who wants, looks for ways; he who doesn't, looks for excuses."

Other than that, I just really enjoy life, exploring the world and finding out how things work. I like different views and opinions, I try to be as non-judgmental as I can. Live and and let live.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am rather new to CouchSurfing, but I find it a good idea. I am looking forward to meeting some new interesting people through it soon, be it by hosting, surfing or most likely by participating in a meeting or party here in Brno or when travelling.

Interests

Traveling, exploring new places and meeting new people.

Parkour, Football, Cycling, Formula I and basically all kinds of sports.

Science, physics, artificial intelligence, universe.

Poker, Chess, Go, Starcraft, Dota and many other strategy games.

  • partying
  • traveling
  • poker
  • cycling
  • sports
  • soccer
  • computer science
  • mathematics
  • physics
  • psychology
  • science
  • parkour

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - basically almost any. I like loud trance parties as well as rather quiet cuban-style salsa evenings.

Books - sci-fi, fantasy, science books mostly, but other genres are ok too. Hawking, Tolkien, Martin, Asimov, ...

Movies - all kinds of good films. Pulp fiction, Vicky, Cristine, Barcelona, Matrix, Inglorious Basterds, Inception, ... If I had to pick 2 directors, then Woody Allen and Quentin Tarantino.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Cuba, France, Israel, Spain, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, United Kingdom

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