I'm an adventurous, curious and friendly creature who loves exploring new places.

Occupationwise I create animations and graphics for projects connected to environmental issues. It's my dream job and I'm grateful for it every day.

I live in a cute little flat in the heart of Kreuzberg, Berlin, and I'm also grateful for it every day.

I'm flamboyant, artsy, nerdy, sensitive, and silly! I like to think that I don't take myself too seriously and am capable of looking at myself with some distance and humour.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It makes traveling even more interesting and fun!
I also like to host, though I haven't had much time and space for it lately.

Interests

- I've been drawing and painting my whole life. At university I started to learn animating and completely fell in love with it. Now I can not only create images, but also make them move! It's pretty much my favourite thing in the world. I'm so lucky to be doing it for a living.
At the moment I don't have a proper online portfolio (will work on one soon), but you can see some of my works here if you're curious: https://www.facebook.com/smosienkiewicz/
- A couple months ago I started learning krav maga and I absolutely love it.
- I'm learning to make tattoos but this project is kind of on pause right now

• psychology
• spirituality
• storytelling
• feminism
• urbex
• retro gaming
• krav maga
• sustainable living

Music, Movies, and Books

My favourite genre generally is fantasy, especially urban fantasy. I used to really love Neil Gaiman and China Mieville. But it's been a while since I've read anything from them. A recent favourite is Engelsfors trilogy.

I used to try to be cool and fancy and read classic literature. And I did like it at the time. But if I'm being honest, at the end of the day I like Harry Potter more.

I really like all superhero stuff, always have. Especially cartoons. I'm just a sucker for everything animated. The world is so pretty in 2d.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Working in a homeless shelter.

Demonstrating for women's rights among 30 00 people in the cold and rain when Poland's insane government proposed a barbaric bill. (Not that it helped much. The situation in Poland evolved from bad to horrible and I stopped following what's going on there because it's too upsetting. I live in Germany and never want to live in Poland again.)

Urbex, including running away from the police on a rooftop of an abandoned brewery and hiding from them inside pipes.

Naked bike ride through New Orleans!

But the more interesting question is: what's the next amazing thing I'm going to do??

Teach, Learn, Share

I can try to teach basics of drawing/painting/animation/graphic design.

I can tell you some things I know about krav maga/self defense, but I'm a total beginner myself!

I'm happy to learn whatever it is that you're willing to teach me.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: share meaningful experiences and convesations. That would be the best.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Company filled with real attention and curiosity about you as a human being.
I'll be bringing some artwork with me to give as presents to people I meet on the journey! ^_^

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Poland

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