Hello everybody!

I'm a scientist. I studied chemistry and now I work at Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute. I'm a part of a Phenotyping research group. We work on innovative hardware and software tools for more efficient technologies for agriculture and biotechnology.

My job is very diverse which is why I like it. I get to work on challenges and create tools to help my colleagues and also the whole research. I'm constantly thinking about possible problem solutions, I program software and build hardware. I also work a bit with AI.

In my free time, I like playing board games. I go to a board games club at my university, where we meet twice a week and I met great people there. I enjoy strategic games and also asymmetrical or cooperative games. Sometimes we also play two-player games at home with my girlfriend. Some of my favourite games are Circadians: Chaos Order, Ark Nova, X-Com, 7 Wonders: Duel.

When I feel more like relaxing, I dive into miniature painting. It's probably no surprise that I paint board game figures.

When the weather is nice, I like to go metal detecting. I already found a bunch of cool stuff like old coins, brooches, and beautiful belt buckles. Of course, most of the time you dig up bottle caps and metal wires. :D But still, walking in a field, meadow or forest is relaxing and then when you find something awesome, it's like finding a treasure.

I also enjoy mushroom picking. Kinda for the same reason. And also you can cook something.

I spent a lot of my youth years playing World of Warcraft. If you're familiar with the game, we defeated Burning Legion. Although it's been a few years since I played it, I'm still in touch with some of the players because we became good friends. I even organize an annual convention, where we gather from all around the country, stay in a camp and hang out, talk about our current lives and reminisce. I'm the only one with a 13-year attendance streak. :D

I'm kind of a PREcrastinator. For my peace of mind, I prefer to get things done in advance. I would say I'm easy-going and laid-back. I don't like conflicts and people who never admit when they're wrong. I appreciate honesty and tolerance.

Random fact about me: I don't like tomatoes. :D

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I traveled quite a bit with my family when I was younger and always enjoyed seeing new places, and getting to know local culture.

And last year my girlfriend told me about this community. She has couch-surfed quite a bit and having heard her stories, this way of traveling intrigued me, so that's why I decided to try it as well and we found a cool host in Oslo last year

And then this summer we did a road trip to Germany, France and Lichtenstein and I got to meet a lot of awesome people again!

So I'm looking forward to more Couchsurfing experience!

Interests

• board games
• skiing
• mushroom picking
• pingpong
• metal detecting
• miniature painting

Music, Movies, and Books

My all-time favorite movie I've seen many times is Pulp Fiction. But otherwise, I like fantasy movies for the most part. My favorite are Harry Potter movies. I also liked the movie Green Book. I like to relax by watching sitcoms like Red Dwarf, The Big Bang Theory, and Young Sheldon.

As for music, I like Sabaton and old school pieces like "Paint It Black", "Highway To Hell", "Sweet Child Of Mine", bands like Queen, Roxette, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, R.E.M., Dire Straits etc. I also like Hanz Zimmer's music.

But I don't listen to music that much. I prefer to listen to audiobooks.

As for books, I like fantasy as well. I liked Dune.
My favorite author is Patrick Rothfuss. I really loved The Wise Man's Fear and The Name of the Wind. I have a lot of favorite quotes from those books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I ate a piece of a chip from "One chip challenge". :D
It's made with two of the spiciest chili peppers in the world, the Carolina Reaper Pepper and the Scorpion Pepper. :D
(I enjoy chili and spicy food.)

From a career point of view, I have a patent regarding a bio-chemical method.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you something from chemistry, and programming (but only if you are not a pro, I am a self-learner :D).
I like to try new things, so if you do anything interesting, I'd like to try and learn.
I can share my travel stories and my knowledge.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I enjoy interesting and meaningful conversations so I can share my time and we can talk, and share stories. I can also help you at home with something.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic