Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did so. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

CURRENT MISSION

My mission is to leave footprints by doing a lot of things and becoming a person worth remembering...
For now, I run a Youtube channel, I travel, I study and I work. I am quite an old soul. I still write handwritten love letters, I enjoy reading as a part of evening ritual, I love listening to my gramophone, practice calligraphy and enjoy Audrey Hepburn and Woody Allen movies. In fact, Audrey was the only person I aspire to be. Living
in the historic tenement house in the Jewish quarter of Kraków makes me feel even more connected to my favorite decade.

ABOUT ME

I’m a 24-year-old crazy girl who loves laughing, meeting new people and discovering new cultures.

I have finished my Bachelor of Arts from philology and applied linguistics: English and French with translation program and I study English and French linguistics: translation and intercultural communication in Kraków, Jagiellonian University. It is the Master's Degree program.

I am very passionate both with those languages and translating. I find Spanish as the sexiest language (French is the most classy one, right?;)

I’m a member of Postcrossing and in my opinion, it’s a wonderful opportunity to exchange knowledge about different countries. I’m Pisces, the only child in my family but I love children and I work with them every day. They make me happy and they constantly teach me how to be cheerful and how to experience more. I spent wonderful holidays (4 months) in the UK as an au pair of little Jacob and he was the light of my life, then I was an au pair in France (Lyon - 3 months), Spain (2 months, Madrid) and Paris (2 months). This experience has changed me a lot. I met wonderful people and it was the most beautiful and important experience of my life.

I love rollerskating, I used to practice some yoga and aerial yoga and I'd say that I am quite an active person :) I walk a lot, all the time and since I remember.

I’m a huge fan of Audrey Hepburn – not only as an icon or a wonderful actress but as a wonderful person, very humble and always eager to help. I suppose that’s the reason why I admire her so much. I totally love „Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and I guess I've got a little Holly Golightly inside me (I’m a very sensitive person and emotions are important for me).

I love sweets, especially chocolate. I like baking and I’m quite good at preparing crème brûlée (that’s my favorite dessert as well :) ). Cooking is a lot of fun for me, I love trying new recipes! I cook every day. My favorite cuisine is Italian, Indian and Asian! If you are also into cooking, let's share some recipes and cook something together. It would be so much fun.

MY DREAMS

I love learning languages and discovering new cultures and traveling a lot. I know that I would like to be happy and I want to have a family. I'm humanistic and I love writing, too. I want to have red (my favorite color!) Volkswagen New Beetle on my own but for now, I don't even have a driving license :D Basically, I like everything which is classy and I rarely do wear trousers. I'm interested in fashion. I truly believe in Coco Chanel's words: "A woman without a perfume has no future". Coco is my diva as well.

I LIKE

I'm interested in languages, that is my hobby. I like good food as well - I'm a passionate pasta, pizza, and generally Italian food lover but I'm deeply in love with sushi as well. I love cooking and experimenting in the kitchen. Even though I am Polish, I don't drink much, I'm totally light-headed (I know, I bring shame to all Poles) but I rarely refuse a glass of wine. I love tea and I drink so many various types of it, I drink coffee sometimes but only with milk. I am also keen on vegetarian and vegan food even though I am NOT vegan. I am trying hard to eat healthily and combine it with delicious and sometimes maybe exotic tastes.

PHILOSOPHY

Basically, I'm not a very religious person. I think love makes miracles. Emotions are the most important for me and being good and kind to other people. Let's say, for a few years, I have got a dress and skirt „philosophy”. It is not a sect but I wear them every day, I travel in skirts and it made me feel like a real woman (also I find it very comfy). I am a member of the Facebook group "365 days in a skirt", I met wonderful girls there:) I like vintage fashion, especially the 50s.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Traveling is the only thing you buy that makes you richer. Life is a journey.

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Discover, explore and learn. Touch, feel and experience everything. I want to go somewhere and learn about your country as much as I can. Couchsurfing helped me with my first travels, on my own. Also, it made me feel comfortable with my solo travel to China!

Interests

- literature,
- translation and interpreting,
- fashion, vintage style, thrifting in second-hand shops, skirts, dressed, collars❤️
- blogging about everything which makes me happy,
- developing creativity: since 2 years I am a judge of Festival of Creativity 'Odyssey of the Mind' in Poland
- self-development and time organization,
- playing boarding games: monopoly, scrabbles, dixit, story cubes, 5 seconds rule, taboo!!!!
- cultures: especially French and English and also French or English speaking countries but recently: Dutch and Spanish,
- drinking TEA - I love it,
- food: especially Italian and French cuisine and sushi but also Indian (Nepalese) and Asian
- art: Dali, Magritte, Vermeer, Klimt, Mucha, Doisneau
- history: France, England. I am not so good at it though but my Mom is a history teacher and I always like to listen;)

• writing
• poetry
• fashion
• cooking
• baking
• vegan
• yoga
• traveling
• blogging
• classical music
• languages
• au-pair
• sightseeing
• youtube
• films
• museums
• netflix
• translation
• city trips

Music, Movies, and Books

TV SERIES: Netflix is my best friend so we spend a lot of time together with
a) "Black Mirror", Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency", "Rick and Morty", "Skins".
b)"Las Chicas del Cable", "Masters of Sex", "The Crown", "The Tudors".
c) "Friends", "Keeping Up Appearances", "Sex and the city", "Grace and Frankie",

MOVIES: Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, Pedro Almodovar, Woody Allen ("Zelig","Annie Hall", "Play it again, Sam"), "Casablanca, "Gone with the wind", French comedies ("Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis"), Monty Python, some musicals ("Les Miserables", "La La Land"), Disney movies ("Hercules", "Mulan", "Beauty and The Beast"), drama ("The Help").

Every movie with Audrey Hepburn, she is my favourite actress and I am obsessed with her.
I am also addicted to rating films on Filmweb - https://www.filmweb.pl/user/nachmanka

BOOKS: J.L. Wiśniewski, Austen, Wilde, Dickens, Foenkinos, Guy de Maupassant, G. Flaubert.
Classic novels, non-fiction, philosophy, ethics, biographies and self-development books. Of course, I love books about other cultures ("Xenophobe's Guides") and travel books ("Into the Wild").

POETRY: W. Szymborska, Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, Poświatowska, Stachura, Bursa, Wojaczek, Arthur Rimbaud, John Keats, S. Plath
I am a bookworm, you can find me here as well:
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/34756947-joanna-nachman

MUSIC: Actually I listen to everything from classical music (Tchaikovsky) to rock, pop and Latino music. I love listening to people who play instruments so if you do, please play for me!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1) Studying 2 languages in the school year and being an au pair in summer (4 times) - it was challenging but I loved it

2) Solo traveling to China (also feeling like Tom Hanks in “Terminal” while having my very first sleepover at the airport of Shanghai

3) Spending a night at Eindhoven Airport while sleeping on a Dutch Red Cross beds

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH

I can teach you a lot about Polish culture, share knowledge about customs, food and Polish language of course, I even have some materials! Apart from that, I teach English, mainly children, I love them:) I study French so I can teach you some basics as well;)

LEARN

I want to learn how to travel more and discover some local customs and food! I am keen on tasting everything:) Also I'd love to know some basics of every language. Especially as a linguist. Things which fascinate me the most are: funny/interesting idioms,comparisons, proverbs, rhymes(also nursery), songs.

SHARE

I can share my knowledge, adventures, food and also I can share memories concerning doing sightseeing together. I love boarding games also! I can share a play;) I love taboo, Dixit, monopoly, scrabbles, story cubes, 5 seconds rule. I've got them in Polish in English version:) I would love to cook something for you or with you if you want!

www.postcrossing.com/user/nachmanka
www.nachmanka.blogspot.com
www.lookbook.nu/nachmanka

What I Can Share with Hosts

Smile, nice food, positive energy, good music films and some stories and everything which is typically Polish although I'm absolutely not a typical Polish girl.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom