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Overview

  • 13 references 11 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Hungarian; learning Spanish
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2013
  • quit my job (casino dealer)
  • Master's degree
  • From Budapest, Hungary
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

reinventing myself

ABOUT ME

a cheerful, adventurous, fit, trustworthy gal

PHILOSOPHY

What goes around comes around

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I used to work on a cruise ship as a casino dealer- then i quit. The best part of my job was traveling (traveled around the world: climbed the Great Wall of China, attended a traditional tea ceremony at a Buddhist Temple in South Korea, stayed at a manga cafe in Tokyo, walked in a Glowworm Cave in NZ, hiked coniferous forests in the mountains of Alaska, cycled along the Golden Gate Bridge, went surfing in Waikiki ect.) and meeting people from different countries. As i'm home now i don't get to travel that much, and i'm quite busy as well (having two jobs)- no time to go out and make friends. So i thought i could host people (young, open, nice people) and accommodate them on my couch. Basically, it's not me going around in the world anymore it's the world arriving to my doorstep and coming to my home.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I registered to couchsurfing.org looking for a couch when i was planning my stay in New York City in December, 2013. My plan was to move around in the city and stay in different districts absorbing the local flavor. In the end i stayed at my friend's place not moving around... Anyway, that's when i decided that if i ever return to Budapest i'll make my couch available for travelers thus making their Budapest-experiences more enjoyable, memorable.

Interests

sports, bikram yoga, hiking, arts, museums, theatre, films, books

  • arts
  • books
  • yoga
  • movies
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • sports
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

QOTSA, MGMT, The Black Keys
at the moment i'm reading my 4th Lee Child novel, apart from that i love classic literature (Shakespeare, Poe, Melville, Fitzgerald), plays by Tennessee Williams, oh and Bukowski anytime anywhere

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

different countries, great cities, oceans, seas, mountain tops

Teach, Learn, Share

i can only think one word just now: Respect

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland

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