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Overview

  • 9 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian, Polish; learning French, Spanish
  • 41, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Marketing Communication Specialist
  • Master in Diplomacy and European Studies, Master in Polit...
  • From Warsaw
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Size the day and live life to the fullest

ABOUT ME

I am an absolute travel freak. I got inoculated with traveling by my parents from the very early years of my life. Since then life with me was tough for them as I only asked for plane and bus tickets for my birthdays and Christmases  Thanks to those different occasions I have seen most of Europe, Asia, US and Australia. I’ve lived in 5 different countries and 3 different continents throughout my student life.

I see myself as a very open person. I love meeting all kinds of people with different backgrounds, skin colors, experiences, cultures and religions. I hate being judged and to judge which is why I never agree with any opinion until I have made my own.

At the moment I live and work in Warsaw, where I have a bunch of truly fantastic friends, which I wouldn’t change for anything. We try to squeeze everything possible out of the city and enjoy it as mach as we can.. even though work sometimes is blocking us.

I am a born optimist but have my feet firmly on the ground when it comes to realism. Nevertheless I am spontaneous and never think my decisions through. Until now my intuition has never failed me. I am also very romantic and I cry at every movie… even those animated 

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have surfed couches for a very long time, although most of the times it was at my friends’ or my friends’ friends’ which I met thorough my travels. It was always a lot of fun and ended with many great stories and adventures.
This year was my first time to surf couches with CS and I it was fantastic. I got to meet really awesome people, learned many interesting things and seen wonderful places.

Interests

Quality chocolate, fitness, traveling, skiing, Nordic walking, cooking, baking, motorcycling, Asian cultures, religion and above all its influence on the behaviors.

  • cooking
  • chocolate
  • baking
  • fitness
  • walking
  • traveling
  • skiing
  • paragliding
  • religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: I love all kinds of travel/ cultural experiences books, mostly the diary types, not the guides. Lately I have read a book called “ American Geisha” written by a young American girl who has lived in Japan for several years. In a very funny and interesting way it shows how different can 2 cultures be, but at the same time how nice it is to learn the differences.
I am also reading a book about a girl who has travelled the Middle East on her own on a motorbike. It really inspires me to take a similar trip. The only exception is that I would like to do it throughout the Balkans.

Movies: My all time favorite movie is Shawshank redemption, Seven, 21 and Lost in Translations. For a Sunday evening I also like all kinds of the chick flicks i.e. Sex and the city

Music: It really depends on my mood. Mostly I like chill out and RnB. But there are a few bands that I can listen to no matter what: Queen, Alicia Keys and Michel Jackson

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went paragliding with friends. it was unforgetable :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Kosovo, Laos, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Mexico, Thailand, United States

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