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Overview

  • 28 references 18 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German, Hungarian; learning Chinese (Simplified), Spanish
  • 31, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Student
  • International Business (RSM, ESADE, 重庆理工大学, University of...
  • From Hungary
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Stop procrastinating

ABOUT ME

I'm from Debrecen, Hungary's 2nd biggest city (it's still a relatively small town, though...) but I haven't spent too much time there in the last couple of years. Other than Hungary, I've lived in Germany, China, The Netherlands, Spain, and also spent two summers in the USA. Currently I'm finishing my MSc in International Management.

I consider myself an open-minded, friendly person. Couchsurfing and living abroad definitely has a big part in this. I'm not really into clubbing, I prefer listening to live music and I just can't dance, although I assume some alcohol can change my mind about this. I like bikes, guitars, music of any kind, people, beer, being outdoors, good conversations, concerts, languages etc.

I love exploring new places and coming from a small town I'm a really big fan of big cities, I'd love to live in NYC or Hong Kong one day.

PHILOSOPHY

Be the best version of yourself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

So far I mainly surfed unfortunately and occasionally had the pleasure of hanging out with other couchsurfers. My hometown is not really a popular destination and I live with my family which makes things a bit more complicated and when I'm not in Hungary I always end up at places where hosting is not possible :( (for example a Chinese student dorm, where my only regular guests were some big cockroaches... grrrrr...)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My only CS experience so far is amazing. 3 of my friends and I found a guy (well, actually he found us) who let us in his house at 3 a.m., showed us around in his hometown and even joined us on our trip to the Niagara Falls. I'd really like to meet more people like him, this is a really great community.

EDIT: well this was my first experience, since then I've met dozens of people through couchsurfing and I've yet to meet someone whom I don't find extremely interesting in one way or another. So many memorable encounters and so many inspirational people

Interests

music, culture, biking, photography, nature, friends, fitness, big cities, concerts, GUITARS, local beer/food, languages

  • culture
  • photography
  • concerts
  • dancing
  • dining
  • beer
  • fitness
  • clubbing
  • music
  • live music
  • guitar
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • business
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: anything from smooth jazz to progressive metal... Pat Metheny, Hiromi Uehara, DubFx, Backstreet Boys, Iron Maiden, SikTh, **Snarky Puppy**... anything.

I used to be obsessed with guitars. I still am, but unfortunately I can no longer play as much as I'd like to because of an injury =/

Movies, Books: I can watch/read anything, but I have a really short attention span so I'm more into articles and youtube videos

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It's hard to choose, I guess the most amazing things are still waiting for me.
But let's see...:
-seen: Niagara Falls, NYC, Transilvania, Neuschwanstein (the "Disney Castle"), Grand Canyon (I'd thought it was overrated... it is definitely not!), Ha Long Bay, Great Wall

Once I had to wait for 2 couchsurfers at the Amsterdam train station before leaving the city. They were very late but I didn't really have time to go back to the city centre and just went outside and my favorite street musician -whom I've only seen on youtube before- was playing there... it was pretty cool

Teach, Learn, Share

Well I could teach you how to play the guitar... but I always say that to people and then somehow we never end up learning anything, but it's worth a try to ask :)

Learn:
Anything... tell me something I don't know and I'll be happy.
I can't really cook well, so I'm super happy to learn

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Macao, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Spain, United States

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