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Overview

  • 24 references 15 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Czech, English; learning English, Spanish
  • 32, Female
  • Member since 2013
  • Student
  • CTU in Prague, ZJU in Hangzhou, STRATH in Glasgow
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About Me

Student and discoverer of architecture and world. Life, love and fun.

NOW:

THE COUNTRY IS IN QUARANTINE, DO NOT COME (March, April... who knows, but 4-5 months expected)

Research study till September 2023, topic: Small scale architecture in mountain regions; mostly in Prague

PLANS:
Enjoy my studies and work a bit...

DONE:
What have I done in my life? Besides volunteering (it's such a long story) and school assignments I did these cool things:

I finished high school (2012), moved to the Netherlands for 2 months, I started to study architecture in Prague and after 3 years I got a little bit bored, so:

I moved to Ecuador (June 2015 - January 2016)
It was because I got the possibility to work there in one architecture company as an intern. I work there for 4 months, I was travelling and I was living in my dream - two months on the beach. I wish to go back one day...

I started to speak English (autumn 2016)
My first months in Ecuador were such a big English hell. I was thinking about each English sentence - how to ask a basic question, how to communicate, how to express myself... During 7 months there I become an English speaker! And right now I am studying in English without big problems :D On the other side, the truth is I study English for more than 13 years... But I never pay attention to this part of my education until I found it as the most important thing in my life.

I learned Spanish to communicate in daily situations in 7 months (June 2015 - January 2016)
After 5 years of high school, I didn't remember it at all, so I started again. I learned it in Ecuador.

I lived in China (February 2016 - July 2016)
Sometimes I am sure, it was the worst thing I have ever did, but it is just because of so slow internet and stress in school :D I was having such a nice time here with so many awesome classmates and so many other people I met there. I was every day surprised by Chinese way of thinking and doing which is giving me so many new life experiences :D :D but it gave me a lot.

I toke Trans-Siberian Train from Vladivostok to Moscow (July/August 2016)
Stops: Vladivostok - Habarovsk - Ulan-Ude (Baikal lake) - Novosibirsk - Yekaterinburg - Moscow - St. Petersburg. I will be very happy to share all my knowledge about it with you :)

I joined ATHENS programme at TU Delft (November 2016) and in POLI Milano (March 2017) for one week. It is nice to study exchange to meet new international and local people and learn about the city.

I finish my bachelor studies at CTU in Prague (October 2016 - June 2017).

I spend two weeks hitchhiking with Jakub (on one of my profile photos). We take round trip: CZ - Prague - D - Ravensburg - Lindau (Bodensee) - AU - Sonnenkopf (mountain) - Innsbruck - IT - Vipiteno - Merano - Bolzano - Verona - Prato - Pisa - Venice - and Prague again.

I moved to Scotland (September 2017) and started my Erasmus exchange at Uni of Strathclyde (Spetember 2017 - May 2018).

I went to Barcelona (March 2018) to take a short break from the Scottish weather :D I return to Scotland, finished my Erasmus and planned new adventure.

I spend 18 hours on Iceland (May 2018)

I travelled across Canada (May - September 2018)
I stopped in: Montreal - Ottawa - Toronto - Niagara Falls - Hamilton - Winnipeg - Jasper - Canmore - Calgary - Banff - Lake Louise - Revelstoke - Penticton - Vancouver - Victoria - Ucluelet - Tofino - and back to Vancouver.

I finished my masters in Architecture (May 2019) and started my PhD.

I toke an internship in Ljubljana, Slovenia (October 2019 - February 2020).

I have spent my Christmas holiday in Span December 2019 - January 2020).
I have stopped in: Barcelona - Valencia ( for Chrismas) - Madrid - Cordoba - Sevilla (for New Year) - Cádiz - Jerez de la Frontera - Malaga - Barcelona.

On the way back I have stopped for 5 hours in Budapest (January 2020).

It was great!

Please note:
1) I am not sex surfer.
2) I do not answer messages with less than two sentences.
2) I pay for my food, give me a chance to do so.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

1. Because I want to meet you :) and see the World!
2. Because I need to practice my English/Spanish.
3. Because of the need to survive in a country where is not common to speaks English/Spanish :)

I am offering walking tours around Prague :) because it is a nice opportunity to grab a beer :D

Interests

I love to try new things because life is crazy and we live just once!
I love galleries, museums and buildings :)

  • architecture
  • photography
  • traveling
  • volunteering
  • meeting new people

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Mydy Rabycad, Ska-P, Pipes and Pints, Benjaming's clan, N.V.Ú., VHS, SPS, WWW Neurobeat, Dva, Listolet, Poletíme?, Totální nasazení, Of Monsters and Men, Radical Face, Hatsune Miku... (Since I have been in Ecuador for a long time - Enrique Iglesias can't be missed)

Movies:
Grave of the Fireflies, Amelie from Montmartre
Movies authors: Hajao Mijazaki, Kacuhiro Ótomo
All Marvel.

Serials:
Over The Garden Wall, Darker than Black and hundrids of anime series.

Books Authors:
J. R. R. Tolkien, James Petterson, J. K. Rowling, Terry Prachet, Doglads Adams, Evžen Boček, Arthur Ransome, Edgar Allan Poe, Robin Cook, Franz Kafka, J. H. Krchovský, Petra Šabach, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have found myself

It is so hard to know what you want to do, or where you want to go. I already know. Doesn't matter I am changing small pieces around this dream all the time because nothing is perfect, but I still know where it the end and all the time I am sure it is a great decision!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can
- pick you up at the airport
- help you to catch a train to go somewhere else
- help with some Czech language problems

I can tell/show/explain you
- where to enjoy a beer in Prague,
- where to get the best ice cream
- where my favourite hot chocolate bar is
- where to spend time during rain in Prague

What I Can Share with Hosts

Everything (out of toothbrush and underwear).

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Russian Federation, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Netherlands, Scotland, Slovenia

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