CURRENT MISSION

to become a successful art thief.

ABOUT ME

Mix of adrenaline junkie/risk seeker and careful analyst. Travel is addicting, and this website is awesome. I keep an open mind and learn as much from those around me as I can.

Currently, I am a student at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. I was born and raised in Poland, where skiing and spending time with people were hard wired into my life. Travel and the opportunities for learning and adventure that come with it has brought me here. When its time to throw up my sneaks and call it a good run, I want to not be more disappointed by the things I didn't do than by the ones I did.

PHILOSOPHY

Hakuna Matatta; but also-

Objectivity is subjective.

Life is a subjective experience and that cannot be escaped. Every experience I have comes through my own, personal, un-sharable viewpoint. There can be no peer reviews of my direct experience, no real corroboration. This has some major implications for how I live my life. The most immediate one is that I realize I must trust my own personal experience, because nobody else has this angle, and I only have this angle. Another is that I feel more wonder for the world around me, knowing that any â

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have surfed at the east coast in the summer of 2012 and I am hoping to show around Tempe/Arizona State University area

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed a few East Coast cities in summer of 2012 and loved every minute of it!

Interests

dancing, romance languages, art making, history, the economist, surfing and skiing, psychology based facts and books, getting lost inside old buildings, naps, imaginations, randomness. adrenaline rushes, colorful lights on water, falling asleep in hammocks, camping, mallorcas in Puerto Rico, intelligent conversations,

• arts
• culture
• books
• dancing
• cooking
• running
• traveling
• kayaking
• windsurfing
• camping
• surfing
• skydiving
• skiing
• sports
• economics
• history
• languages
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - The Prestige and The Pianist

Books - The Alchemist and Tipping Point

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

skydiving in Arizona
skiing in Austria
bioiluminescent bay kayaking in Puerto Rico
surfing in Hawaii

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you about:

- Polish culture
- driving a manual car
- skiing

I would really like to learn:

- Spanish
- cooking
- all board/water sports: kiteboarding, surfing, windsurfing
- about your culture ( whatever it may be!)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Puerto Rico, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Poland, United States