I'm Davit Gigilashvili, Erasmus Mundus student from Tbilisi, Georgia. I currently leave in Saint-Etienne, France, but soon I'm gonna leave for Spain for my next semester.
I study color science, color imaging, computer vision, computer science.
I've traveled a lot around Europe, for study purposes, as well as cultural and networking projects as a member of NGO (while living in Georgia, I've been an active member of two NGOs, working on ecological, youth empowerment, social entrepreneurship and human rights topics) . I feel like a real travel addict, always seeking for new experiences.
I'm fond of football and always try to attend a match in the stadium of the local team while traveling.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

Despite I've traveled a lot, I've never coachsurfed before (as for January 2016).
Staying at the hotels/hostels and participating in the planned tours seemed attractive at the very beginning but it became more tedious and boring by the time. Since I've lived with local community in Ukraine during my eco-project, I felt that all my previous experience was just a drop in the ocean. Living with locals make you feel the real soul of the local lifestyle and culture. Locals could share all the local secret attractions that neither can be found in ordinary travel guides, nor is included in standard travel agency tours. Interaction and living with locals is the only reliable way to get acquainted with real local culture, traditions, cuisine, lifestyle. Staying in hotels is like just to sightsee only the facade, while couchsurfing could be to sightsee a country from inside, from it's heart.

Intereses

Travel, hiking, geography,history,politics, football, rugby, music, computer science, color science, literature, linguistics, collecting alcoholic drinks.

• culture
• literature
• coloring
• human rights
• drinking
• politics
• traveling
• survival
• music
• hiking
• soccer
• rugby
• cartography
• computer science
• entrepreneurship
• geography
• history
• languages
• science
• study abroad
• tours

Música, películas y libros

Music: mostly hard rock and metal music: Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Deep Purple, Dio,Queen,G N' R, Megadeth, Anthrax,Slayer, Sabaton, Antestor, DDT etc.
Some rap/hip-hop artists: Eminem, Dr. Dre,2pac, Public Enemy, Busta Rhymes.
Georgian folk and modern music.

Movies: Pearl Harbor, Alexander, Braveheart, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,The Sun of the Sleepless,Father of a Soldier,Mimino, Eurotrip, Formula 51, Rat Race.

Books: Norwegian Wood, Der Steppenwolf, Die Leiden des jungen Werthers, La Peste, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,The Godfather, A Clockwork Orange , Animal Farm.

Algo increíble que he hecho

Crazy survival challenge during a training course in Croatia - travelling around the country actually without anything - without any money, valuable objects, maps or communication/location means (phone, tablet,GPS).

Enseña, aprende, comparte

Foreign languages, foreign culture, travelling experience

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

My friendship first of all. And my house as well when I am in Georgia during my holidays (otherwise, I live abroad for studies). Travelling experience in general and tips for travelling in my country. All the info about my country and culture if he/she is interested in. Small souvenirs from my country ;)

Países que he visitado

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Croatia, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican City State

Países en los que he vivido

France, Georgia