Born and raised in Brno, Czechia. University saved my soul and showed me the way and where my place on earth is. 29-year-old teacher of English and Czech with teaching experience in state elementary schools, language schools and tutoring.

I've always been interested in literature, especially poetry, doing sports, I played tennis as a registered player in puberty, and nowadays I cycle, climb and jog or do canicross :-) last but not least, music has always had a special place in my life playing a bit of a guitar and singing in a choir. It's been two years I explore interpersonal communication and focus on experiencing and perception of emotions and reflecting it. I've started to analyse who I am, what my childhood traumas are and how to heal them. I've always loved meeting new cultures and people, learning their language and getting to know each other since, in my opinion, that is the best way how to get to know oneself best - through the exposure to unknown or unfamiliar views or ways of living.

I've been a vegetarian since autumn 2019 for ethical reasons, nevertheless, I understand that for some it may be very difficult to just even cut down their meat consumption for a bit. I'm not gonna judge you if you do eat meat on daily basis, don't worry :-) even I'm able to get it down, it's just that very rarely. I simply cannot and don't want to support the way livestock is treated in slaughterhouses.

Regarding language learning, I cannot wait for another challenge to come. Right now (summer 2024), I know it is going to be Romanian as I'm going to teach in South-West Romania in a small Czech community.

I've stayed in foreign countries couple times – spent a few months in East London working in a team taking care of the biggest, longest and fastest slide in the world - Arcellormittal Orbit. Then, I did my Erasmus+ study stay in Lisbon, and I did my Erasmus+ 4 months teaching internship in Romania two years ago.
Next, I'm moving to Romania to the same place I've already stayed, but now I'm gonna live in Saint Helena since september 2024. :-)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've stayed with a couple of hosts, I've attended some CS events and man they're such nice people! Love it and want to keep in touch with the community and pay back the hosts' hospitality to other travellers that may be in need of the roof over their head in my area.

In addition, there's only one way to get to a foreign culture real close - go and live it, stick to locals – ideally stay or live with them.

Interests

• dogs
• literature
• swing dancing
• politics
• bouldering
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• sports
• tennis
• geography
• climbing
• dog training
• canicross

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Funk, Disco, Pop, Rock, Swing, Blues

Movies: The Gods Must Be Crazy, Parasite, Hors normes, 10 Things I Hate About You

Books: poetry in general, Atonement, R.U.R., White Fang

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Adopted an abandoned puppy, now my adult dog Falkor, during hiking in Romanian mountains.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My values, knowledge, time, food, spirits (if I have any).

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Egypt, England, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Portugal, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom