CURRENT MISSION

Knowing people, knowing myself

ABOUT ME

Irrational but with a sense of responsibility, rather not capable of lying but some self-irony and sense of humour could get to the surface. Dreamer, dreamer, dreamer, who fights for dreams to come true. Trying to take constant care of the child in me. Taking myself as a beginner.

PHILOSOPHY

Magic is on every step - it's a matter of seeing it and letting it grow, into you.

Not taking myself or anything too seriously.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As I am a new "highlander" I would love to get to know more about the people here. I enjoy going for walks, taking pictures, simply wandering and exploring. Before moving here, I lived in Poland for four years which was an experience full of wonders and someone might find it interesting too. I tend to like talking but my friends say that I tend to be also a good listener.

In addition - as I grew up in Bulgaria, I could tell you some about it (mostly the "bad stuff" haha) and then if you head for this place on earth, don't you ever miss the mountains!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was hosted in Ostrava, Praha and I had an emergency couch in Krakow. So far I've hosted one Belgian and one Israeli guy, a girl from Brazil and one from South Korea. Meeting more and more people who too enjoy the idea of couchsurfing.

Interests

Reading is a great inspiration but nothing compares to real talk and sharing. Love of talking about... literature, music, movies, theatre, journeys, ordinary stuff (which is never ordinary). Keen on talking to strangers. Enjoying hitch-hiking. Finding beauty in greeting the new day and letting things happen when least expected.

• culture
• literature
• photography
• beauty
• cooking
• running
• movies
• reading
• magic
• music
• hiking
• hitchhiking
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Constantly expanding my list of favourite music, movies and books thanks to friends and people I meet.

All those that leave space for the person who approaches them, the ones that are not to teach but let you reach for them.

Movies I can always go back to:

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and... Spring
3-Iron
A Midnight Clear
Birdy
Three Colours: Red
The Double Life of Veronique
Beginners
Chungking Express
The Children of Heaven
Where is the Friend's Home
Wuthering Heights (1992)
Lost in Translation
Melancholia
The Tenth Man
Restless
My Life Without Me
All That Jazz
Cabaret
Amelie
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Crying Game
The Wings of Desire
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merlin
My Life as a Fairytale (the movie about Andersen)
The Piano
Winnie (the movie about the bear that Miln named Winnie the Pooh after)
My Blueberry Nights
Before Sunrise, Before Sunset

... the list is endless...

Music:

The Innocence Mission, Max Richter, Vangelis, Marketa Irglova, The Swell Season, Angus & Julia Stone.

The Queen, Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Alan Parson's Project, Beirut, Foltin, Shantel, Gotan Project, Brian Eno, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Buena Vista Social Club, Cat Power, Norah Jones, Enya, Sade, Tom Waits, Tindersticks, Radiohead, The Kinks, The Beatles, Suzanne Vega, Dire Straits, Sophie Hunger, Smokie, Sting, Rolling Stones, Genesis, Fleet Foxes.
Bulgarian music from the '70s, '80s, '90s.
Polish: Grzegorz Turnau, Marek Grechuta, Myslowitz, Domowe melodie, Hey, Stare Dobre Malzenstwo.

Books:

All the books by Wiliam Wharton, Hesse, Rilke (especially Letters to a Young Poet), Marquez, Khalil Gibran (The Prophet), Murakami, Siri Hustvedt...

Poetry and more poetry. Plays and more plays.

Bulgarian: Yordan Yovkov, Dimitar Dimov, Dimitar Talev, Atanas Dalchev, Valeri Petrov, Mirela Ivanova, Georgi Gospodinov ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I had the most beautiful 'birthday week' - taking with a friend the road Krakow-Prague hitch-hiking. Meeting on the way and while staying in a place all over people eager to help, know our stories and to share theirs.

Teach, Learn, Share

Having lived in Poland, I can tell tons of stories about the place which feels like my second homeland. People who don't speak the language usually find it quite funny so I guess I can make people laugh by speaking it. This could be combined with tips about where, from my point of view, is worth going in Bulgaria and as well telling more about the culture I grew up in.

I am always curious about new stories, points of view, fairy-tales I haven't heard, dishes I haven't tried.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd like to share some good time, stories, walks, board games, simple fun and joy. I'd love to cook a meal or two.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Moldova, Norway, Slovakia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, Poland, Scotland