Cześć, hi, hallo, živijo!
My name is Oliwka and I am a cheerful girl from Poland:)
First things first, I am a curious person. I want to know everything, about many topics. I ask many questions, and sometimes it might get annoying:'D Can't help it. I also read many literary reportages, on both Polish and foreign topics, and often like to share some thoughts about them. What can I say, I love a good conversation:')
I am a coffee person and usually can't start a morning without a cup of latte. So, if you decide to hang out with me, you're doomed to do a stop at a coffee shop. If we meet in Ljubljana, I might take you to my favorite coffee spot in the city.
A good walk or a good hike is what I live for. I adore spending time outside and I can do even twenty-five kilometers in one day if I want to. Since I moved to Slovenia, I started enjoying hikes, but for now, I am doing slightly lower ones. Usually, when I visit a new place, I refuse to use public transport, so I can see as much as possible. I make unwalkable cities walkable hahaha
I am very much into languages. I studied Applied Linguistics (English-German) and I am fluent in Polish, German, and English. Now, since I live in Slovenia, I am learning Slovene, and I must say, it goes really well:) I especially like the topics of language perception, psycholinguistics, multilingualism, etc, so if I tell you that your language sounds to me like dripping water or some other ridiculous remark, don't get surprised.
A few years ago I was a stay-at-home person and liked to be closed inside my comfort zone, I was not even thinking about possibilities outside of my country. Then, covid happened, and 1 year of online studies really hit hard my mental health.
Tired of being in one place, I applied for a semester abroad in Riga, Latvia... and I loved it so much, that later I applied for another Erasmus, this time to Budapest, Hungary. After finishing my Bachelor, I went to Slovenia for one year of volunteering (and it's already half of it, time flies). Since Riga, I am very keen on travelling.
I more than appreciate all the opportunities that were given to me. I am trying to learn as much as I can from each experience and each person life puts in my way. I think life is a collection of experiences and everything happens for a reason, gives you some kind of a lesson. We should use the best of our time and go for the opportunities we receive. I think many decisions I took in recent years were kinda random, but I made them all accordingly to my gut feelings:) What can I say, they were not wrong for sure, I am more than happy with the place in life where I am now!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would love to find connections and friends from around the world :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I moved to 3 foreign countries in a time span of 2 years :')

What I Can Share with Hosts

I smile and laugh a lot, we can be in a good mood together!
I also have many stories to share, I don't think you will be bored:)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Slovenia