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Overview

  • 12 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Hungarian; learning French, German
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • yoga instructor / IT specialist
  • Budapest University of Technology and Economics
  • From Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
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About Me

Our mission is contributing to create a world where no fear but love exists between every sentient beings :)

We are into yoga and spiritual lifestyles.
I am a veganish vegetarian. Besides not eating meat neither eggs, I prefer to avoid cow-dairy as well.
We have three children: Our first baby was born in June 2013, the second in May 2016 and the third in July 2018.

Motto:
"Make a gift of your life and lift all mankind by being kind, considerate, forgiving and compassionate at all times, in all places and under all conditions, with every one as well as yourself." - Paramahamsa Vishwananda

About me..
"Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth." - Alan Watts
:)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I both enjoy hosting and surfing. I started off hosting in Budapest. I enjoyed so much the moment when I opened the door for my first couchsurfers I hosted. And it was so amazing to meet and spend the time together with my surfers. When I moved to Szeged, we also hosted a few surfers in our studio. Then later on Kata and me traveled to New Zealand, and visited several lovely Couchsurfing hosts.
Although my hosting status on Couchsurfing may not be always "Accepting Guests", we are still open for travelers who feel that it would be interesting to meet.

Interests

Interested in travelling, and meeting people, doing yoga, rollerblading, swimming, doing contortion, doing acro yoga, climbing walls, SUP, kayaking and anything about acrobatics or anything that makes me feel good. I am interested in lifestyle issues, and the multicolored cultures of this gorgeous planet. And I am interested in any form of spirituality that is in harmony with its environment. ;)

  • arts
  • body art
  • spas
  • environment
  • vegetarian
  • vegan
  • yoga
  • massage therapy
  • working out
  • meditation
  • sauna
  • traveling
  • kayaking
  • snorkeling
  • rock climbing
  • swimming
  • beaches
  • massage
  • slackline
  • sup
  • climbing
  • aerial silk
  • rollerblade
  • contortion
  • acro yoga
  • healing arts
  • hammock

Music, Movies, and Books

Artists: Cirque du Soleil

Movies:
Arizona Dream,
August Rush,
Avatar,
Hearts in Atlantis,
Night On Earth,
(and many more)

Music:
~-~-~ alltime favorites: ~-~-~
Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (to Wear Sunscreen)
Ultra Nate (Free)
Twarres (Children)
Angelo Badalamenti
Krishna Das
Gregorian
...
and a lot more, recently spiritual ...

At last but not least my all-time favorite quotes:

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” - C.G. Jung

“All truth passes through three stages:
1 First, it is ridiculed.
2 Second, it is violently opposed.
3 Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.“
Arthur Schopenhauer

“Only words and conventions can isolate us from the entirely undefinable something which is everything.” – Alan Watts

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rollerblading on the streets of New York City, and also on Miami Beach. (I liked the the first one better - surprisingly :)

Spending great times abroad in each end of a decade of my life:
10 years old: 1 year in France;
20 years old: 1 year in the US;
30 years old: 3 months in New Zealand.

Teach, Learn, Share

Travel experiences, life experiences, spiritual philosophies.
If you also practice yoga, do wall-climbing, slackline, acro or any kind of body-art, it would be lovely to do these things during our time together.

Some more random quotes about freedom:
"Important to know, that everyone has the freedom to choose those experiences that he or she wants to go through. So then why not choose something good? Choose to choose something good!" - H.P.

"If you want change, you should start it from inside yourself: you only can change yourself. Remember Gandhi's words: “Be the change you want to see in the world.“ "

... 'cause everybody is free !
but remember the sunscreen... ;)

What I Can Share with Hosts

would be happy to give a yoga lesson, sing together, walk, do acro-yoga or any other body art fun. Talk about the diversity of yoga practices and philosophies, make a spiritual connection.
I can also share my opinion about veganism and living a more sustainable life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Hungary, United States

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