Hey :)

I'm an artist based in Toronto. I can't offer a place to stay right now because I'm renovating my place, but I can help show you around - especially downtown, especially in the Kensington Market area (the best part of town and, coincidentally, my part of town!)

Last time I used Couchsurfing extensively was when I hitchhiked from Portugal to Greece in 2016. Getting back into it now because I am traveling in Ontario and need some sofas to crash on : )

You can see some of what I'm about at www.leokru.com, www.artefactjewellery.com, or @leokrukowski on Instagram, or Leo Krukowski on Facebook.

I'm vegan, but not fussy -- and if your great grandmother made a special dried sausage from her hometown in the old country, yes, I'll absolutely try a little piece!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet people, build community, and seek shelter!

Interests

My favourite party trick is to play instrumental hip hop beats over an audio book while screening obscure French science fiction cartoons on silent.

• arts
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• meditation
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• minimalism
• languages
• sculpture
• jewellery making

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - Cine Doré, Royal Cinema. Favourite movies, hmmmm, Melancholia, Fantastic Planet, Call Me By Your Name, Spirited Away, Inherent Vice...

Books! Italo Calvino, Thomas Pynchon, Mervyn Peake, Henry Miller, Ursula K le Guin, Inger Christensen, Pablo Neruda, Nikos Kazantzakis, Lao Tzu, Haruki Murakami, Albert Camus, Rumi, and Masanobu Fukuoka are some of my favourite writers.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Meditate full-time for two years

Learn to say 'thank you' in about 25 languages

Teach, Learn, Share

Yes

What I Can Share with Hosts

I will make you dinner, I will give you gifts of jewellery, I will be awesome, I will help keep clean, I'll share good vibes :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada