UPDATE 17.02.20

We are gearing up for the adventure of a lifetime. Just quite our jobs and getting everything in order to leave the UK for approximately a year. The rough plan looks as follows:
1. Sri Lanka 7 - 19 April 2020
2. Nepal 20 April - 1 May 2020
3. South Korea 2 - 14 May 2020
4. Japan 14 - 29 May 2020
6. Thailand 30 May - 9 June 2020
7. Vietnam 9 - 30 June 2020
8. Malaysia 29 June - 15 July 2020
9. Singapore 15 - 19 July 2020
10. Indonesia 19 July - 11 August 2020
11. Australia 11 August - 25 September 2020
12. New Zealand 26 September - 28 October 2020
13. USA - Hawaii 29 October - 6 November 2020
14. USA West Coast 7 - 15 November 2020
15. Peru 16 November - 4 December 2020
16. Patagonia (Chile and Argentina) 5 December 2020 - 21 January 2021
17. Argentina/Uruguay/Brazil 22 January - 3 February 2021
18. Ecuador TBC
19. Colombia TBC
20. Costa Rica TBC

We look forward to surfing as much as possible, meeting locals and foreigners alike and make friends all throughout our journey.

If you want to follow us you can do so on the Instagram account : step.by.step.around.the.globe

Please reach out if you will be in any of these locations at that time (please note, dates may change as we progress).

Mada and Maciek

UPDATE 30.11.18

Probably not the best thing to do on a Friday evening...but what the hell, it's cold and miserable outside.

I have recently realised that this section of my account was the same as I initially set it up in 2009. I recall vividly my first surfing experiences and all the amazing places where this great community helped me connect easier and better with locals across the world.

I also have to confess that for the past 4 years or so I haven't used it much and to be honest, I not sure why. I can blame it on the fact that I left my home country, Romania to move to the UK. Even here, in the UK I had to move jobs and cities...and one day after another here I am writing these lines, hoping to revive my amazing couchsurfing experiences.

CURRENT MISSION

Nothing much changed in this respect since 2009 when I joined. I still try to "live the moment" and gather remarkable memories along the way as much as I can.

ABOUT ME

I still consider myself young (almost 33 at this moment), but now 9 years older than my 24 year old version who set up this profile. My boyfriend tells me I am a vampire as I don't seem to age and that I have the same face now as in high-school. He's probably saying that because he's my boyfriend, but I like to believe that age is just a number and we are as old as we feel (yes, a cliche, but I believe in it)

I still don't like writing about myself too much. I do enjoy talking though, so I will let you discover for yourself.

PHILOSOPHY

You only have one life so you might as well live it as you want

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Host people, answer any questions cs-ers may have regarding the places I've lived in or visited.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Unfortunately for me, due to the working schedule, I do not get to travel as much as I want to. I try to help as many people as I can, to show them around and to get to know my city and. So far I had only positive experiences and looking forward for some more:)

Interests

People, music, movies, nature and adrenaline.

• movies
• traveling
• music
• skydiving
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

I love to go to the movies, I strive to see most of them in their first weeks of distribution. When it comes to music I listen to all kinds, as long as it's good music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Skydiving in Bucharest,
- Climbing the two highest peaks in Romania,
- A two week road trip through Europe - couchsurfing all the way

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share my life experience with everyone who wants to listen and may have the opportunity to learn a thing or two out of it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Jordan, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Romania, United Kingdom

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