I work as a project manager at IBM in Wroclaw, I was an application developer before. I also compose music for theater.

I've studied (PhD) at the University - Anthropology of Music. That means, any kind of musical activities will be interesting for me - is it Japanese folk music, thrash metal, Beethoven Ninth Symphony or whatever.

I play in a band, performing traditional Polish folk music, I played also in some Brazilian samba & maracatu drums bands - in Wroclaw (Os Loucos, Sambacatum) and in Vienna (Maracatu Novo Toque). In the past I've also studied piano at conservatory.

I'm interested in making this world a better place to live for everybody. Recently I did postgraduate studies in Humanitarian Aid, I hope in future I'll work in this area. I'm also vegan (in Poland, although during travels it varies).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Some of mine friends in my home-town are couch-surfers and they drag me in. During my travels I've also met accidentally some couch-surfers and it was always a positive experience. So, I want to do the same - help others in getting the best possible travel experiences, both as a traveller and as a host.

Interests

Music, Philosophy, Anthropology, Cycling, IT

Music, Movies, and Books

All music!

Books: Plath, Lem, Marquez, Joyce, Twain, Dick, Heller, Kafka, Kazantzakis, Szymborska, Celan, Murakami, Oe, Abe, Tolkien, Le Guin, Hrabal, Faulkner, Hemingway, Eco, Rushdie, Cortazar, Mann, Tokarczuk, Kosiński, Hłasko, Schulz, Topor, Saroyan, Vonnegut, Bukowski, Remarque, Moravia, Orwell and many more...

Movies: Jarmusch, Lynch, Kurosawa, Bunuel, Antonioni, Bergmann, Wenders, Herzog, Allen, Forman, Almodovar, Tarkovski, Tykwer, Trier, De Sica, Polański, Rafelson, Kubrick, Tornatore, Lumet, Studio Ghibli, Giliam, Oshii, Scott, Zvyagintsev, Jodorovski and many more...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Can't choose one thing...

Lonely trip by bike across Central Europe (Wroclaw - Paris - Wroclaw).

Lonely trip by bike across Eastern Turkey and Central Iran (Trabzon - Shiraz).

Run 120 km in mountains (ultramarathon).

I found a SILENCE. It was in a small, rocky valley in Iran. Hot, dry air, no wind, no animals nor plants, no traffic, no distant plains nor trains, just emptiness - and no sound. I could hear my blood being pumped through my veins. It lasted for 10 minutes, before I heard a car, far, far away (several kilometres?). Like in deep space, just me and the SILENCE.

Participated in ethnomusicological expedition in Central Siberia.

Participated in ethnomusicological expedition in Southern Brazil.

Teach, Learn, Share

Philosophy (mostly western, I've studied it);
Anthropology of Music & Musicology (study, study, study...);
Performing and dancing traditional Polish music;
Playing piano;
Playing Brazilian drums, like pandeiro & timbal, and also all other kind of drums;
Cycling experiences;
Polish language & culture;
Stories about culture of countries I've visited.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Macedonia, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Russian Federation, Senegal, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom