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Kingsbridge, England, United Kingdom
@monika-malak
Member since 2017
I'm full of energy, very active (love running, hiking and tried acro yoga, climbing, surfing, scuba diving), spontaneous, easy- going person who is always up for any outdoor activities. I love to learn from different cultures and people with a positive vibe! I have an open mind to explore and I'm not afraid of trying new things. I’m Polish but I’ve been living in a beautiful part of England, Devon for the last 8 years which is my home now. In August 2018 I flew to Vietnam to teach English. I traveled around South East Asia for a while to join my two biggest passions together, travelling and teaching. I'm very passionate about teaching, I love my students and their continuing ability to amaze me, as well as learning from other cultures. I lead a very healthy and close to zero-waste lifestyle. Plastic is my worst enemy and I can give you lots of helpful tips on how to easily replace this nasty, unhealthy, harming environment synthetic material. I try my best to live consciously caring for our planet and not taking advantage of it so I do as much as I possibly can. I have a plant based diet, and I don't eat fish or seafood. I enjoy cooking and I'm more than happy to prepare a delicious meal anytime. PHILOSOPHY: Everything happens for a reason! We attract what we need. “Be the change you want to see in the world" Gandhi.
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Cycling
Fluent in English
Learning Spanish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
Only recently travel has became a really big part of my life and CS seems to be perfect to carry on with my adventures, meeting amazing people and learning from others! :)
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: chill out, indie rock, alternative rock Books: Kalil Gibran “ The Prophet “, Patrick Suskind “ Perfume” Dan Brown “ The Da Vinci Code”, “ Inferno”, “ The Lost Symbol”, “Ángels and Demons”. Movies: Forest Gump, Green Mile, Pulp Fiction, K-Pax, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Interstellar, Inception, Good Will Hunting, Focus
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I run a half marathon with my friend who suffers from Alopecia to raise the awareness of this disease.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach how to reduce or even eliminate single-use plastic and prove that living without plastic is also possible. I would like to learn Spanish ( at the moment I'm at a very beginner level). I can share some of my travel stories.
What I Can Share With Hosts
I can share my cooking skills. I can share some helpful tips how to live with less plastic :)