CURRENT MISSION

BE OPEN MINDED and discover the real value of the world!

ABOUT ME

With pure data :)

Name: Lidia

Education: University
Hair: curly, brown Eyes: blue
High: 178 cm
Brother/Sister: 1 younger brother
Mother: Cook
Father: Bricklayer
Favourite food: Moroccoan food - Tajine
Favourite place in Europe: 7 Sisters (UK), Capri (Italy)
Favourite place outside of EU: Kinshasa (Congo), Taba (Egypt), Marrakesh (Morocco)

PHILOSOPHY

When one door closes, another open, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I met with the CS at very first time in this year in Rio when I was in trouble as my local colleagues cancelled their plan to come up to Rio from Curitiba for the Carnival. I got the news just 1 week before the departure. I did not find cost reasonable accommodation but i had finally a room via air bnb. Next morning I started to discover the city when 3 lovely ladies found me who were hosted by a local guy via CS. We had a wonderful week together and I got a fantastic experience from Eli. He showed us everything and introduce us into the real carnival feeling of Rio.

Interests

1) countryside family agriculture business: growing pumpkin and sell our organic products in the local market: Have you heard about "pumpkin ball"?
2) salsa, belly dancing, zumba, tango
3) volunteer for Africa (www.afrikaert.hu) in Congo and in Tanzania
4) official tour guide of Budapest for my foreign friends - free of charge :))
5) arts - yaaaaa Baroque: Enjoy it in Rome! :)
6) wines: i am sommelier and i am working in the biggest wine school of Budapest besides my main job. I also have my own brand called: In Vino Lidia - www.invinolidia.hu

• fish
• arts
• dancing
• tango
• belly dancing
• education
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• wine tasting
• zumba
• pub crawls
• news
• fishing
• scuba diving
• agriculture
• business
• teaching
• tourism
• volunteering
• sightseeing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie: historical

Music: Celine Dion, Roxette, Shade, Amr Diab

Books: about Egypt / Tudor dinasty of the UK

Sommelier: Intermediate and Advanced Level Qualification. My favorite red one is Shiraz of Australia but I also love Malbec from Argentina or Pinotage from South Africa. The key point is that it matches with dark chocolate of Equador! :) My preferred white ones are Sauvignon Blanc from NZ, Chenin Blanc from South Africa or Soave from Italy.

Diving: Enjoy the wonderful view of the coral reefs in Dahab (in Egypt)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visit a Tanzanite mine with the local mine workers

Watch the sunrise from the top of Mt Moses in Egypt

Play with my adopted kids in our Tanzanian Orphanage and celebrate the Xmas with them together in 2012

Reached to the peak of Kilimanjaro (5895m) as Xmas Gift in 2012

White Shark Cage diving in South Africa

Dolphins/Seals education program in Miami - To teach the little baby seal, Jenny to give kiss

Teach, Learn, Share

salsa
belly dancing
wines - especially about the Hungarian one: wine region of Tokaj / Villány - and taste Bikavér (Bull's Blood)
official sightseeing tour in Budapest by me
discovering the real countryside of Hungary: pumpkin/apricot/cherry harvest at the family farm

What I Can Share with Hosts

1) Main secret sights of Budapest are not available via a normal tour. I am qualified as an official tour guide of Budapest even i am working as a financial advisor.

2) E. g. - local wines, restaurants, ruin pubs, the best spa of Budapest and many other good things ...

3) Do you like the Hungarian Cuisine? Have you heard about "Langosh", "Goulash", "Fish Soup", "Túró Rudi", "Stuffed Cabbage", "Jokai Bean Soup", "Gundel Pancake"?

Please do not miss the restaurant called: "Csalánosi Csárda"

www.csalanosicsarda.hu

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hungary, United Kingdom