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Overview

  • 3 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, Hungarian; learning French, German
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2014
  • finance
  • university
  • From North-East Hungary
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About Me

I'm a slightly grafomaniac booklover.
Good veggie food, good coffee, and lots of tea!
Friends, all seasons, three times.
Wanna travel to Iceland.
Tennis!! (to play and watch)
Moved to Amsterdam, yey!
Just can't stop learning languages.
Slow is cool. The world got too fast, we need a break.
All you need is love, and inside is more important than outside.
A hobby for life means something what you are especially bad at it to master it in the next 60 years.
I talk a lot if you listen. I listen a lot if you talk more.
Recycling is sexy.
Empathy. And fun.

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Since childhood I'm a big fan of books, people and stories. This is the main essence of me. I'm a kind, chill and helpful kind of person who likes to hang out with people who has actually a story to tell. And everyone has a story to tell, the question is if you can ask the right questions to open them up.

I got a degree in finance but in my freshman year I was in a crisis to change it to psychology. I sticked to finance from practical reasons and decided to keep my interest to the mind and soul as a long-term passion for life.

I'm rather an introverted person and thus overstimulated quite easily so for me managing social life is some kind of work. Surprised? Read Susan Cain's book about the Quiet strength of introverts, watch her amusing TED talk or follow her on FB, Linkedin etc. This is a topic of the 21st century and a very important one as at 1/3 to 1/2 of ppl are introverts in the world. Conclusion? I prefer listening to speaking so it could take time for me to open up... Be patient :)

Beside spreading the awareness about introversion, I'm a keen vegetarian and supporter of actions to stop global warming through conscious decisions. Recycling is sexy.

In general I'm a big fan of nature as I grow up on the countryside in North-East Hungary, within reach of mountains, caves, rivers, lakes, national parks and long biking routes, and moving later to big cities to study and enjoy the rich cultural life and diversity of people what a capital city can offer. I appreciate both kind of lifestyle and try to connect regularly with the scene of my lost childhood. In Holland it's definitely not a difficult thing to do. Cause it's small :) Well, hell yeah, you have to travel for the mountains!

Also from my background, I'm very keen on good wine as I grew up closeby to two of the most important wine regions in Hungary, the worldwide-known Tokaj and the historical town of Eger. I was even writing a paper at the university about international marketing strategies for the wine. Packaging and branding matters a lot! :)

I love to explore the area where I live and finding those places which are worth to visit. I could definitely give you some tips about where to go and what to do while in Amsterdam or Budapest.

I like learning new languages more deeply but it's also fun to pick up some new words in a language I don't know yet. I can also teach you some Hungarian if you feel like it. Szia, Jo napot, Koszonom or Egeszsegedre could be very handy while visiting the country!

Last but not least, I never say no to a good concert. I'm a foodie (only it's the veggie version) and I like grabbing a coffee, a tea or a beer. But my specialty is the hidden treasures of cities, the adventure of exploring.

Let's do something together rather than just talking! That's the main point, isn't it?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Why not? ;)

Interests

  • books
  • concerts
  • vegetarian
  • news
  • traveling
  • music
  • live music
  • jazz
  • rock music
  • hiking
  • psychology
  • science
  • parks
  • nature
  • national parks
  • meeting new people
  • indie rock
  • ted talks
  • fiction
  • world culture

Music, Movies, and Books

jazz, indie folk, alternative rock & classic

The Beatles
Forrest Gump, The Godfather, The English Patient
The Little Prince, Hermann Hesse: Siddhartha, Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Lightness of Being

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Setting up a new life in a new country. Embraced my roots and found my wings.

Teach, Learn, Share

Movies, books, veggie food, Hungary, books, places worth to visit.

I'd love to listen to personal stories of yours, adventure, travelings, personal experiences, plans and struggles, some deep topics in life which ppl don't put to FB. Real life.

The question is not only where are you from, but instead where do you come from, where do you go!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hungary, Netherlands

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