CURRENT MISSION

See the world, meet cool people, and make new friendships. Also looking for the best ice cream everywhere I go :-)

ABOUT ME

PLEASE READ THE SECTION "COUCH INFORMATION" BEFORE SENDING A COUCH REQUEST :-)

Originally from Bulgaria, studied in Italy / US, started work in New York and finally moved to London - so a citizen of the "world" :-) I really enjoy travelling and have been lucky to visit many countries - I always prefer a "local" experience, so hope to meet many CSers on the way. Love meeting new people and would be happy to give you a "local" experience in this wonderful city!

PLEASE READ THE SECTION "COUCH INFORMATION" BEFORE SENDING A COUCH REQUEST :-)

PHILOSOPHY

Keep it simple - be happy and enjoy life! What does it take? Good friends, good food (& beer!), good conversation, a ton of jokes, and definitely lots of sun & beach - the rest is just details.... :-)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Host + play London tour guide :-)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed for my 1st time in Argentina over X-mas 2009 and had a great experience; since then have added many more in Spain / South Africa / Mozambique / Colombia / Hong Kong / China ...

Have hosted a few people already and look forward to hosting more :-) Especially after one of my 1st CS guests set my pants on fire :-)) [I'm not joking!]

Interests

Dancing (love salsa, but I'm a beginner! otherwise can get down pretty well, especially to some proper dance music)

Others: travel, photography, world food, basketball, football [the "real" one, not the American version :-)], Formula 1, aviation, gadgets

Finally: Good conversation :-)

• photography
• dancing
• dining
• beer
• aviation
• traveling
• music
• dance music
• basketball
• soccer
• tourism
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: I like indie & "foreign language" movies (Himalaya, March of the Penguins, City of God, Almodovar, Luc Besson), but there are some Hollywood classics :-) The Usual Suspects, Star Wars, Seven, The Untouchables, Shawshank Redemption...

Books: Paulo Coelho, Noam Chomsky, Kahlil Gibran (A Treasury of Wisdom, The Prophet's Collection), Shantaram

Music: Lounge / chillout, Afrobeat, R&B; "ethnic" music (have a nice mini collection from my travels)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sunset and moonrise at the same time from the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town - wow.... :-)

Vacation in Sierra Leone only 18 months after the war ended - seeing people's energy and high spirits amidst their daily struggles is uplifting...

Being a few metres away from a baby elephant (which was already as big as me!!) - priceless :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, Italy, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States

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