Hi, I'm Katie. I live in the UK and I'm Polish. I live close to an airport and I like travelling every now and then. Having seen most of Europe, I now prefer less popular countries, mostly former Soviet republics. I'm also re-visiting countries where I didn't stay long before.

My life story is somehow longer than my actual life. I may look 16, but mentally, I'm 32.

~Still working on my profile~

❌I'm not here for dating etc.

I'm after social and intellectual connection. Couchsurfing for me is for cultural exchange and community-based travel.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

A Couchsurfer from Kazakhstan (GuGu/Gulya) encouraged me to join. She's an amazing person, by the way.

Interests

I'm an aviation enthusiast (airplanes, airports, airlines) with side-interests in geopolitics, ethnography etc.

I'm vaguely interested in re-training in psychology. I like studying neurodevelopmental disorders (like autism/Aspergers) and have done volunteer and academic work on this.

• cats
• crafts
• aviation
• anthropology
• genealogy
• psychology
• handcrafts
• transportation
• ethnography
• transport
• central asia
• comparative linguistics

Music, Movies, and Books

I haven't been doing much of this lately. I'm also generally behind on trends. I prefer non-fiction to fiction, though I might be into sci-fi.

Alternative rock and some indie music. Linkin Park, Crowded House.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

•Overcome adversity;
•Got into university as a high school drop-out;
•Freelanced as an academic translator from the age of 14 in some niche fields

Teach, Learn, Share

Reflections on life that come from travelling and living in my head a bit. I'm very open-minded about many topics.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cultural exchange, interesting conversations, lesser-known air travel hacks, sense of humour and wit. People say I'm polite etc

I try to bring a small gift or show gratitude in another way. Let me know if there's anything I can do for you. I never want to take more than I could ever give back.

Can help people practice their English etc

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Poland, United Kingdom