I am currently on a half-year trip through South America together with my husband.

Natalia:

New experiences, new places, new faces- that's what I like, that's what makes life enjoyable.
I have finished my studies and before my current trip I was working for an agency that helped e-commerce companies sell more by optimizing their websites. I am an open-minded and outgoing person, I like meeting new people and travelling to new places, it gives me a burst of energy and makes life more interesting. I'm sometimes very energetic and spontaneous sometimes more calm and reflective so I like to both have a good party and to just stay home, cook some good food and have a nice conversation. Before turning 30 I have decided to leave my job and go travelling the world for as long as my budget will allow me.

Chris: I have finished my master's studies at the Warsaw School of Economics and am working in a finance department of a real estate company. Now I am trying to brighten up the dull life of an office worker and do as much travelling as possible. I enjoy having parties, sometimes chilling at home as well - it has to be diverse most of all.

We are curious to learn about different cultures, the habits and ways of thinking of people in other countries I think diversity is what makes life so interesting! This is why we would love to stay with local people during our travels. Staying in hostels doesn't allow you to really feel the atmosphere of the place you're visiting and to really understand the local people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people, have a great time and discover the true spirit of the places I'm travelling to!

We have been surfing at many great places in the past, later a bit less as we focused on our careers. Hosting so far only once but we would love to change that when we get back home.

Interests

• photography
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• windsurfing
• sports
• volleyball
• languages
• hitchhiking
• tenis

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
- old rock (AC/DC, Queen, Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, Dire Straits, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd etc)
- not so old rock ( The White Stripes, Weezer, Red Hot Chilli Peppers,Franz Ferdinand, The Kooks etc)
-more modern music for dancing
Books- many different. A few favourite: Catch-22, A Midnight Clear, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Animal Farm and Year 1984...
Movies- Clockwork Orange, Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction,Seven, Life is Beautiful, Fight Club, Devil's Advocate, Amelie, Frida, Chocolate...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Long hitchhiking trips were I met very interesting and helpful people
Teaching English in Yanghsuo, China

What I Can Share with Hosts

stories from my travels, positive attitude, practice in the languages I am speaking

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Poland, United Kingdom

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