Studying and working abroad influenced me and my perception of the world pretty much. After working for 3 years in advertising - I decided to quit and launch my own NGO which supports entrepreneurship and young people on the labor market. I try to combine developing my own organization with freelance work in advertising, organizing events, fundraising. I love doing things that matter. In my free time I read, cook, travel and do sports. I also support human rights and equality, mainly within the Humanity in Action foundation, which I cooperate with. I know we only have one life, so I am trying to make the most of it - with people whom I love and who I trust.

I like art, cinema, film and theatre festivals taking place in the open air. I love music and singing. It influences my life, my mood. I like creating things, inventing projects and making them come to life.

It's my life
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just wanna live while I'm alive
It's my life

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I´ve joined CS a couple of years ago and thanks to it got to know fantastic people. I've spend wonderful time in Spain, meeting with couch surfers almost every day. I hosted a few people since the time I joined (my living conditions didn't allow me to do it more frequently). I think CS is a perfect way of gettng to know a country and its people. I had no bad experiences with the surfers.

Interests

Travelling, leadership, management, NGO's, art, music, theatre, singing, cooking and eating.

I love staying active. I´ve alerady done many things in my life, so I´m not really an expert in anything ;) But I´ve tried: ballet, tango, kick-boxing, I´m still going to a gym, fitness, I like snowboarding, rollerblading, ice-skating, swimming...

My interests include getting to know as much as I can about other peoples´culture, cuisine, history... learning English and Spanish. Spanish language, especially the one spoken in Argentina, has such a beaufiful sound that it almost makes me cry!

• arts
• culture
• singing
• festivals
• tango
• ballet dancing
• human rights
• cooking
• baking
• fitness
• movies
• traveling
• music
• opera
• snowboarding
• sports
• boxing
• swimming
• entrepreneurship
• freelancing
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Capote, Tolkien, Sapkowski, Cortazar, Mendoza, Kapuściński, Cejrowski, Tochman, Murakami. I try to read as much as I can in my free time.

My favourite movie of all times is Pulp Fiction. I like Tarantino in general. Also old "gangster" movies with Al Pacino and Robert de Niro. They seem magical to me. I also love Carlos Sorin's movies.

Music? I sang in Opera, so I like clasical music. But I also love jazz, rock, r&b, funky... depending on the mood and the situation.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I´ve almost drowned in a gigantic hole filled with mud one sunny day in Canada.
I've eaten dinner in a church, listening to The Beatles.
I´ve bumped into a rattlesnake.
I´m sang in a choir in the Polish National Opera.
I´ve travelled on my own to Spain, found a job and had the best holidays ever.
I've lived a year in Madrid.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My open mind, positive attitude, information about Polish history and culture, hints on studying and working in various places, cooking and baking.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Panama, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Poland, Spain