I love to read, but the most precious for me is the knowledge, that I get directly from people I met. I love to travel, but also enjoy the moment of being back home. I love to float in the music, but sometimes need to stay in silence. I love to cook, but even more to try the food prepared by others. I love my origin, culture and traditions, but am fascinated with seeing other ways of life. I love to draw, but I'd rather call it doodling. I love the life, without any 'but'.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on Couchsurfing, because - same as with hitchhiking - it gives an opportunity to meet people, that want to live in an alternative, not mainstream way. People, that appreciate exchange, company, confrontation, travelling and idea, that not all depends on money.

Interests

Folk art and culture - ceremonial, stories, songs, dances, tools, jewellery, pottery, embroidery... handmade, cooking, music, written word, graphics, travelling, hitchhiking, languages/dialects, massage, bike, plants, clothes.

• arts
• culture
• literature
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• pub crawls
• clothing
• traveling
• socializing
• pottery
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• dialects
• history
• languages
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: the one, that moves my heart. It changes according to the mood, season, place and a moment.
Movies: Ostrov (2006) of Pavel Lungin, Stalker (1979) of Andrei Tarkovsky, Head-On (2004) of Fatih Akin, As it is in Heaven (2004) of Kay Pollak, Johnnie Waterman (1994) of Jan Jakub Kolski.
Books: Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts, Master and Margaret - Mikhail Bulgakov, One hundred years of solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Runners - Olga Tokarczuk.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhike travel in a locomotive :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share a basic knowledge about the history of Masuria land, my hometown - Giżycko, monuments and places to see, cultural events and pubs :), recipes of polish kitchen (also some of ukrainian, czech and italian), some handicrafts, polish language.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Recipes of polish kitchen, travel stories, drawings, way of making traditional ukrainian amulet-doll called "motanka", music and literature inspirations, sense of humor and positive thinking.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Italy, Poland