Ahoj!
My name is Klara, I am originally from Prague, but am currently living in Brisbane doing a study-abroad program at UQ.
I am a student of life, an adventure addict, and a sucker for stories! I study languages, cultures, and literature - so basically life. I find it almost impossible to not be exited about everything all the time. I am a professional, critically-acclaimed shower singer. I am a dog person, because I have yet to meet a cat that wouldn't hate me, passionately. I read. I write. I compose sometimes. I laugh constantly.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting new people from diverse backgrounds and learning about their way of life and listening to their stories in my favorite thing to do in life. And because I spend most of my time traveling, reading, and translating and not working in a big corporate company, I live life on a budget tight as Jennifer Lopez' pants.
Couchsurfing is something I've always wanted to try to meet new people, hear their stories, see their cities through their eyes. Also, I have an enormous appreciation for couches.

Interests

• culture
• literature
• theater
• movies
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• languages
• nature
• cities
• hamilton

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite band is Mumford & Sons. The combination of their music, Marcus Mumford's voice, and their lyrics does inexplicable things to my body and soul. I love female musicians especially folk musicians like Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, Joanna Newsom, Ingrid Michaelson, Katie Noonan, Agnes Obel, but also more pop-ish singers like Adele and Sia, who are in my opinion the best voices of our generation.

Books are a major part of my life and I can never pick a favorite one. I love most books, collect them and have a very Rory-Gilmore-relationship with them. I love reading the classics (Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Shakespeare, Harper Lee, George Orwell) as well as contemporary fiction (Zusak's The Book Thief and Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See among my recent favorites), but I also love to relax reading humorous books by the likes of Trevor Noah, Graham Nortan, Caitlin Moran, or Jenny Lawson. I could go all day...

I am a big Tarantino and Nolan fan.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I don't know if I can say that I've done something amazing, but amazing things have happened when I was around.
I was once crowned a Cambodian princess by a group of Cambodian kids I played with when I visited a Buddhist temple.
I had a Hawaiian sea turtle wave at me. She totally did. No doubt about it. She waved.
With a few friends I was a part of an concert that combined an amazingly talented blind choir and a few awesome Czech bands.
I've written two full length plays.

Teach, Learn, Share

"Do whatever makes you happy." - my grandmother.
"Treat others the way you want to be treated." - my aunt.
"Go out and have fun." - my dad.
"How much money do you need?" - my mum.
"If you have a filter, it's gotta be very filthy." - my sister.
"I've been homesick for countries I've never been, and longed to be where I couldn't be." - John Cheever.
" Let us go then, you and I,
When the evening is spread out against the sky" - T.S.Eliot

What I Can Share with Hosts

My enthusiasm for everything. My background in language learning and teaching. I can talk about anything for hours (I do need to be stopped sometimes). I can make a bunch of pretty good Italian dishes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Croatia, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Czech Republic, United States