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Overview

  • 22 references 11 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Polish, Portuguese; learning French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • Tourist guide
  • Linguistics
  • From Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Learning about other people and cultures but also seeking through travel to gain insights into the self.

ABOUT ME

In general, I'm a huge nature lover. I appreciate all that mother Earth has given for us and we haven't destroyed it yet... That's why I love mountains...
After traveling a bit I think that I became a different person - more open-minded not only for foreign cultures but also for my lovely country.
Life is a journey - you can experience some special moments in your hometown or nearby - everything depends from your attitude and people you are surrounded by.
Now I am doing an EVS (European Volunteering Service) project in Funchal, Madeira island. This is a perfect place to practice my portuguese and to meet people from all other the world.
One of my hobby is photography... Foreign languages are my passion too, I can't live without it ;)

PHILOSOPHY

use up every minute and second of my life! ;) don't care about stereotypes!

“Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I think that this is a great idea and way to connect people. If you are travelling you should go deeper... Only local people and their stories can help you to do that! Isn't it wonderful to share your knowledge and life experiencies with others?

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

- getting around in Poland
- couchsurfing language meetings (I met there interesting people and practised my Portuguese and English)
- Madeira trip (my first CS experince as a surfer - it was the best I could ever have!)
- CS in Portugal during my big trip with erasmus people from Lisbon
- hosting people in Lisbon
- surfing in Italy
- surfing in Brasil
- hosting in Cracow
- meetings in Funchal

Interests

tourism, hiking, mountains, nature, culture, foreign languages, photography, foreign cuisine, music, dance...

  • #portugal
  • #portuguese
  • #madeira
  • #natureaddict

Music, Movies, and Books

I am a movie fan, I like to watch different kinds of movies, new ones and old ones and also some TV series... ;) My favourite series are about travelling, especially about some famous Polish travellers and their trips around the world as Martyna Wojciechowska or Wojciech Cejrowski.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming in the Blue Caves in Montenegro, standing at the edge of Europe (Cabo da Roca, Portugal) and feeling sooo small...
going to Brazil and and dancing in traditional polish costume during carnaval :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I really like to learn languages and practice them, especially French and Portuguese... I could teach you and I want to learn more & more ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Monaco, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, France, Poland, Portugal

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