I'm a guy in love with photography, music and traveling. I went to student exchanges in Italy and South Korea and an internship in Hungary, then working in Tokyo, now in Vilnius.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In 2009 we were sleeping under a tree during Suwalki Blues festival, but next day a friend of mine offered me to join him surfing a couch. That's how it started...

The major reason I'm on CS is that it brings back my faith in the humankind. Some of the people I've met here changed my perception of the world. Most of the CS people are people I see the world thriving with. There is a ton of stuff to learn from oldschool couchsurfers - one will not be the same again after CS. Also CS develops social trust, so much needed in our lives.

However, one has to keep in mind that CS is not a free hostel network and we should not make it one. Every guest should provide something for the host - will it be stories, teaching something, a laugh or time spent well together.

Interests

Photography, mostly related to ancient cultures, traditions and nature. You can see some my work on my website danilevicius.com and https://www.instagram.com/rokasdani/

Playing guitar. Nature in general. Hitchhiking and sleeping in the weirdest places. Cycling, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, bouldering, mountaineering. Being a guide is quite a fine experience as well.

As for "serious" subjects - politics, international relations, geography, urbanism, space exploration.

• culture
• photography
• festivals
• politics
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• drums
• cycling
• snorkeling
• snowboarding
• geography
• history
• hitchhiking
• wild camping
• hitch-hiking
• environmentalism
• cross country skiing
• volcanoes
• moshpits

Music, Movies, and Books

Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, David Bowie, Ray Charles, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, The Smiths, Radiohead, Daft Punk, Justice.

Lithuanian music: Hiperbole, Foje, Vytautas Kernagis, BA, Solo Ansamblis, GnG Sindikatas, Happyendless, Gabriele Vilkickyte, Sportas, SSG.

You can listen some of my playlists on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/user/1193467266

Movies by: Quentin Tarantino, the Cohen brothers, Jim Jarmuch, Stanley Kubrick, Guy Ritchie, Kim Ki-duk, Martin Scorcese, Yorgos Lanthimos.

Also: Citade de Dios, Sin City, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Oldboy, I'm Not There, Nuit Et Brouillard, Nanking, The Ballad of Narayama, Mr. Nobody, Dragon Ball, South Park, the Simpsons.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A single 2300 km ride hitchhiking, diving with with bull sharks, running down the slope of Etna, being inside a mini-eruption of Ijen volcano, mountain biking down Chimborazo volcano, snowboarding down Fuji, petting a wild sloth. Climbing a 6000 m peak. Seeing 8000 tons of uranium in one room. Being in nature - anywhere.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I could teach photography, technical issues on camera and cycling gear. I can tell a lot about Lithuanian culture, history and politics. I can share tips about traveling in Japan, especially hiking. Learning anything is always great.

A list of sights in Tokyo by area: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1S1-Ba-ee1TVWPbTSiz7jSU1m6HH1IGRVDdhQnsxRAw0/edit

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, South Korea