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Overview

  • 5 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Estonian, French; learning German, Italian, Russian, Sicilian
  • 32, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • analyst
  • B.Sc. Materials Technology, Nanotechnology
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About Me

"People often say the key to confidence and success in life is to simply “not give a fuck.” Indeed, we often refer to the strongest, most admirable people we know in terms of their lack of fucks given. Like “Oh, look at Susie working weekends again, she doesn’t give a fuck.” Or “Did you hear that Tom called the company president an asshole and still got a raise anyway? Holy shit, that dude does not give a fuck.” Or “Jason got up and ended his date with Cindy after 20 minutes. He said he wasn’t going to listen to her bullshit anymore. Man, that guy does not give a fuck.”

Chances are you know somebody in your life who, at one time or another, did not give a fuck and went on to accomplish amazing feats. Perhaps there was a time in your life where you simply did not give a fuck and excelled to some extraordinary heights. I know for myself, quitting my day job in finance after only six weeks and telling my boss that I was going to start selling dating advice online ranks pretty high up there in my own “didn’t give a fuck” hall of fame. Same with deciding to sell most of my possessions and move to South America. Fucks given? None. Just went and did it." by Mark Manson

Interests

  • culture
  • human rights
  • cooking
  • wine
  • cheese
  • technology
  • traveling
  • music
  • guitar
  • drums
  • sports
  • entrepreneurship
  • languages

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sitting on the west coast of Mexico in Oaxaca, watching thousands of sea turtles surfing the waves to the shore and laying their eggs in the sand. They're coming back in every 2 or 3 days to check if the eggs are fine, testing the temperature of the sand with their noses and regulating it with their paws. Only 1/1000 survives and grows up.

They come back to their birthplace after 10-15 years of travelling because that's when they start laying their eggs. Because sea turtles aren't really well researched yet, very little is known what happens to them during this time which is why this time is called "The Lost Years".

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia, France, Germany

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