My name is Stefan, I'm from Warsaw, Poland, where I study architecture.
I've been a very outdoor person since childhood, taking up many winter or summer activites. I'm keen on traveling and discovering new people and cultures.
https://www.facebook.com/stefan.kielman

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I had a wonderful couchsurfing experience in Israel, really came to know this country way better, talking with locals and making new friendships. Those things you won't find in the guidebook.

Interests

Architecture - especially regional modernism (like Alvar Aalto),
Art - drawings of Sempe! paintings of Rembrandt and Caravaggio, but also cubist things, like Pablo Picasso.
Listening to music, taking part in jam sessions with my trumpet (also playing a bit of keys and guitar)
Partying, traveling, hiking,
sailing, kayaking and many more :)

Music, Movies, and Books

Progressive rock, 70s rock, nearly all genres of blues and jazz
Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Led Zep, Eric Clapton, Miles Davis
Favourite films: Baraka, Into the Wild, Munich, Roman Polanski, Milos Forman films.
Musicals: Fiddler on the roof, Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Blues Brothers
Agatha Christie's novels, the prose of Tolkien and Alexander Dumas, publications of Alvin and Heidi Toffler.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just one? Discovered an uderwater cave in Croatia

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you drawing and painting :) While hosting in Warsaw I can tell you about it's history and architecture

What I Can Share with Hosts

A cheerful company along with a beer and a good conversation!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Peru, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Israel, Japan, Peru, Poland, Spain