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Overview

  • 150 references 121 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Hungarian, Romanian; learning German, Italian, Spanish
  • 49, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • Journalist
  • Masters
  • From Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania
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About Me

"Work to travel"

I'm a journalist since 1995 (I was only 19 years-young then...) with the Szabadság - Hungarian Language Regional Newspaper - www.szabadsag.ro

Volunteer helping Ukrainian war refugees since February 25, 2022. Been to Ukraine (Zakarpattia, Odesa, Mykokaiv) several times with aid shipments.

I'm a founding member of the Transylvania Rescue Team.

I like dancing (salsa, cha-cha-cha, discofox), I'm member of a dance club.

I have a poker-for-fun club and a member of several mountaineering clubs.

I also into speleology and cycling, plus I'm the founder of a plane spotting club.

I also like rifle practice, society/board games and horseback riding.

Born and raised in this multicultural, multiethnic (Romanians, Hungarians, Gypsies, Jews, etc.), multilingual city of Cluj-Napoca/Kolozsvár/Klausenburg.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting people from other countries and cultures is essential. I've been traveling extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States of America.

Participant in the HC and the CS Winter Camps: 2006-2007 - Warsaw Winter Camp; 2007-2008 - Istanbul Winter Camp; 2008-2009 - Berlin Winter Camp; 2010-2011 - Transylvania Winter Camp (Targu Mures/Marosvasarhely/Neumarkt, Romania; 2012-2013 - Thessaloniki Winter Camp; 2014-2015 - Krakow Winter Camp

Interests

  • books
  • documentaries
  • dancing
  • clubbing
  • politics
  • board games
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • blogging
  • poker
  • cycling
  • equestrian
  • hiking
  • camping
  • tourism
  • speleology
  • blogger
  • rifle shooting

Music, Movies, and Books

The Warriros (about the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina); Les Visiteurs (France, 1993; Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Valerie Lemercier); Les couloirs du temps: Les visiteurs II (France, 1998; Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Muriel Robin, Marie-Anne Chazel); Das Leben der Anderen (The life of others/A masok elete); Germany 2006. Director: Florian Henckel-Donnersmarck; Schindler's List.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hmmm....

What I Can Share with Hosts

Traveled to 80+ countries, I can discuss various matters, themes, issues. I can also give a detailed account about Transylvania, Romania, Eastern Europe, especially about the Hungarian minority in my country.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Chad, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Romania, United States

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