ABOUT ME
I've been a Couchsurfer since 2013, but since 2020 I have my own profile. (Until then I was travelling with my family. https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/markom_family) I live in Tulln, close to Vienna, with my family and I‘m part of their hosting activities.

I love to cook and I‘m really into filmmaking and photography. I do also enjoy reading and writing (which I do way too rarely) or simply watching Youtube Videos or Netflix (which I do way too much).
Interested in almost everything, especially history and politics, but I can find interest in lots of other things as well.
And, most obivious, I really love travelling.

My Instagram: poloman_42
A blog I started with a friend (it’s in German): chatprojekt.blog

CURRENT MISSION
Studying political Science and History

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My first travelling experiences with my family when I was 9 years old already included couchsurfing, so I pretty much grew up with it. Hosting was a great opportunity for my family to invite the world into our home, since it's not always possible traveling.

In the beginning it was a great opportunity to start talking some words in English, but when English was not problem anymore it became simply meeting amazing people and having good conversations.

Interests

• writing
• books
• photography
• cooking
• chocolate
• baking
• vegetarian
• politics
• chess
• reading
• drums
• skiing
• history
• journalism
• languages
• filmmaking
• travelling
• cinema
• football
• streetart
• graffiti
• scouting
• fairtrade
• nanowrimo

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Star Wars (the old ones, IV - VI)
Casablanca
Invictus
Le brio
Forrest Gump
Thirteen days
Bridge of spies
coming of age/teenage movies
Wes Anderson Movies
…

Series:
Friends
Prison break
Outer banks
Money heist
The Big Bang Theory
Suits
Community
Brooklyn 99
The good place
…

Books:
Behind enemy lines
Around the world in 80 days
Huckleberry Finn
Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
coming of age novels (e.g. the serpent king)
No plot no problem
The night in Lisbon
…

Music
Rock, Pop, can also enjoy many other genres
Linkin Park
Green Day
The Score
Måneskin
Beatles
Noa Kirel
…

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Deciding to go to Israel to volunteer at Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum and Memorial) for 10 months. It was the first time I was abroad alone for a longer period of time, and it had its challenges (for example finding accommodation), but all in all it was a great experience. I visited many places both in Israel and Palestine (Westbank). It was also in Jerusalem that I hosted a couchsurfer all by myself, and it was great!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
Typical Austrian and also many other (vegetarian) recipes

Learn:
New recipes
Speaking spanish
Speaking hebrew

What I Can Share with Hosts

cooking
playing chess
talking about pretty much everything
giving tips on what to do in Jerusalem/Israel (not many yet, though)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Macedonia, Netherlands, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Israel