Hi! I'm Petra

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I ended up on Coucsurfing quite some time ago while still in high school as a way to do budget travelling. Over the years I have realized that Cs is more than that, it's a community and it's about sharing and exchange; when travelling it's the best way to discover a new place by meeting the locals, and when you're no longer on the road it's a way to bring the world to your home.

Interests

My interests are quite dispersed, I'm into many things but expert at none :D
I spend a lot of time discovering new music, it's almost like looking for new soundtracks for new life events/eras. Sometimes music can help you move on, sometimes it takes you back, in any case, it gets under your skin.
I witness myself often discussing psychological topics or even spiritual stuff, even though I'm sometimes a little cynical about it :p I would say I'm a good listener more than a talker.
Good debates are also welcome, and I will sometimes play the devil's advocate just for the sake of it but with no evil intentions :)
Even though I'm not your typical sports enthusiast, I enjoy long walks, hikes and evening runs. If I needed to pick up a sport, it would probably be some type of martial arts/meditation, like QiGong.

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything that speaks to me; I like all different kinds of music, it's really hard to decide for just one specific genre. I'm kind of into psychedelic rock, world music of different sorts, I also enjoy black/death/folk metal, outlandish pop, bossa nova..
Some movie directors I enjoy are Wes Andreson, Tarantino, Brothers Coen, Lars Von Trier, David Lynch
And books that have marked me are Patrick Süskind's Parfum, Hermann Hesse's Demian and Steppenwolf, Dostoyevski...; in general, I mostly enjoy literature/films dealing with intriguing, multilayered personalities and their world experience and worldview.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Saw sperm whales from a hellicopter!

Teach, Learn, Share

I beieve every person and situation can offer you an opportunity to learn / we're all each other's teachers if we allow ourselves this view. But of we use slightly less abstract terms, I could teach you some good origami techniques, give you some tips for making various foods, recommend you some good music perhaps.
I love throwing feasts, eg. cooking for many people and then inviting them over for a great dinner over a glass of wine :) sharing good times with people is one of the greatest and most memorable joys of life.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Languages (Slovene, some French), good cakes, jokes, advice, travel stories and anecdotes

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Hungary, New Zealand, Slovenia