CURRENT MISSION

get a tan

ABOUT ME

Let's just say I'm a water person and a nature lover, the owner of itchy feet. Easily attached to people. Stubborn. I prefer tea to any other drinks. Hate vodka. Hate flying. And yes, I do bring pyjamas with me:)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Host, surf and spread the word

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted and been hosted in quite a few places. Those have been amazing, priceless experiences.

Interests

travelling, literature, films, music, live music, languages, hiking in the mountains, hitch-hiking, theatre, walking, swimming, riding a bike, cross country skiing, collecting developed photos, my friends, reminiscences, tea

• arts
• literature
• walking
• flying
• movies
• traveling
• music
• live music
• cycling
• hiking
• skiing
• swimming
• languages
• hitchhiking
• mountains
• nonviolent communication
• attachment parenting

Music, Movies, and Books

Three things I cannot imagine life without.

Films: Kieslowski (Ten Commandments, Three colours, Blind chance), Der Himmel uber Berlin, No man's land, Trainspotting, The Secret Life of Words, My Life Without Me, The Station Agent, Straight story, The Scent of a Woman, Laila's Birthday, Tony Gatlif's films, Mike Leigh's In America, In the Name of the Father and Vera Drake, all of Jim Jarmush, My Summer of Love, Zmruz Oczy, Jasminum, Jestem, Sztuczki, Glosniej od bomb, Amelie, various documentaries, a big fan and participant of Tromso International Film Festival, a recent addict of a series "24", the list goes on...

Music:
Gabriela Kulka, Pearl Jam, Sigur Ross, Midnight Choir, Archive, Aga Zaryan, Leigh Hewitt, Antony and the J, Crush Test Dummies, Mariza and other fado singers, Dave Matthews Band, U2, Coldplay, Diana Krall, Sara Tavares, Fiona Apple, Tori Amos, Emiliana Torrini, Maria Peszek, Depeche Mode, Royksopp, Moloko, Pidżama Porno and Strachy na Lachy, Raz Dwa Trzy, Voo Voo, The Cat Empire, Buena Vista Social Club, Esthetic Education, 5Nizza, Hey, Cocorosie, La Rue Ketanou, Skalpel, Beirut, Madrugada, Leszek Możdżer, Mari Boine, Gotan Project, Lura, Massive Attack, Kari Bremnes...the list is endless.

Books: Saul Bellow, Rick Bass, Virginia Woolf, J. Kerouac, Andrzej Stasiuk, Ryszard Kapuscinski, Michał Olszewski, Jurij Andruchowycz, Gustaw-Herling Grudzinski, Josif Brodski, John Paul II, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Arne Næss and anything that moves the strings of my heart.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

loved

Teach, Learn, Share

teach: intricacies of Polish, water skiing, tea drinking

learn: surfing, kite surfing, skiing, your language, travelling light

share: art, experiences, stories, fire

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Norway, Poland

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