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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • currently unemployed
  • machine engineer
  • From Brighton
  • Profile 70% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

simply live and try having a good time while doing that

ABOUT ME

well, really i am an ordinary guy. some find me inspiring, many find me very sincere which I definitely love to be. Some find me annoying when i talk too much sometimes. i love to discuss various topics and... well.. sometimes i try to fill in those quiet moments by talking. I do not like that and i am working on that :P

Well, i think that's enough. Ask me if you wanna know more. I love people with positive attitude, respectful and sincere.

I respect those that respect me. Otherwise I have little respect for those that would like to abuse my trust or my friendly character. so far i have hosted 75 people and had always had great experience. Hopefully it stays that way.

I love saving resources or i would rather say not wasting them. I love surrounding myself with people with good sense of humor or good heart. I love Buddhism, i like to meditate but at the same time i do enjoy having a beer every once in a while or a cigarette ( very occasionally). I like meeting people that have balls to prove that just because something has not been done up until now, that it's not possible. I like adventure and I believe that adventure is in a way always waiting just behind the corner, no need to spend money, get wasted nor do something supercrazy to have fun ( even though this can be fun sometimes too ;)

PHILOSOPHY

- Respect, love & compassion :-D

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have traveled through another organizacion SERVAS (www.servas.org) and i had great time with hosts in stockholm, filand and spain. Even though i am a bit skeptical about couchsurfing and hostpitalityclub since it's online and anybody can access it, i have had great experience while hosting many people all around the world and it seems it does the job, getting great people together and brings more understanding, insight and perspective on life.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hard to explain by words. I have met so many inspiring, friendly and laid-back people. Sometimes I feel I was made for CS. I hope it won't get too messy if too many people join in and the original purpose of CS - to bring people together - will prevail.

Interests

Generally sports and getting to know new people, way of life, mentalities...and everything that comes with it, getting rid of my stereotypes, opening more to the world...
Also traveling, snowboarding, bikes, skateboard, squash, basketball, bouldering, swimming, running ( running to catch a bus is not necessarily what i am talking about;), painting, a bit of street-art, stencils, sketching, creative activities, buddhism&meditation, reading, enjoying a good company of people while having a beer :-)

  • arts
  • sketching
  • beer
  • running
  • meditation
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • painting
  • bouldering
  • snowboarding
  • skateboarding
  • buddhist
  • sports
  • basketball
  • rock climbing
  • racquetball
  • swimming
  • languages
  • hitchhiking
  • squash

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: Men Inside, Gathacca, Beyker's boys, Men don't cry, American Beauty, Idiots, Michael Clayton, Butterfly in a scafander(great french movie), Shawn the sheep(great cartoon!-hilarious!), etc.

MUSIC:John Butler trio, Maria Mena, Kirsty MacColl, Allanis Morissette, Anouk, Will Smith, Tony Touch, Cocoa Brovas, Beanuts, U2, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Nightwish, Pat Metheny group, ... endless list!

BOOKS:Mario Puzzo - The Godfather, Paulo Coelho - Alchymist, 11minutes, Valkyries, Magician's dairy, Exupery - Little Prince, Tony Parsons - Men and boy, Kafka at the Beach, Norwegian Wood, The White Tiger, Shantaram (even though i think it's too idealized), Life of Pi (just about to read that, but i am sure i would love it)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. Humble people
2. Passionate people about things that they do
3. Hitchhiking in finland and other places
4. Professional athletes in "Cirque de Soleil" in Spain
5. Meeting funny and sarcastic people

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to teach silly things, funny phrases in Slovakian, etc.

I would love to learn doing silly and funny things, funny phrases in other languages ;-)

I would love to share... hmmm, i guess almost anything

Countries I’ve Visited

Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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