I grew up in the Macedonian countryside, in a family of farmers (among other things) but I mostly spend every summer helping my parents or grandparents plow the garden, collect hay for the cows, pick fruit and make rakia and preserves, and I believe that one day when I settle down I'll go back to that lifestyle. In any case, this made me deeply connected to the land and the natural world.

While chasing my dream to become a filmmaker and finding the perfect place for me, I lived in a couple of different places - Prague, Sofia, Stockholm, Berlin, and various Andalusian villages, and now I am living in Skopje, but I am still looking for that place where I would like to settle down forever.

Apart from being passionate about storytelling, I am all about nature, animals, cooking, traveling, adventure sports, spending time with friends and family, meeting new people, and listening to their stories.

I am happy to host in Skopje, however, in July and August I will be mostly traveling, but message me in any case - if nothing else I am happy to give you some tips. If you love nature and adventure, there is a lot more to Macedonia than Skopje and Ohrid.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I believe a cultural exchange - truly getting to know a place and its people, is probably the best way to overcome many of the world's problems that stem from prejudice. Also, I never liked spending a night at a hotel and seeing a place as if I entered a postcard. We need more kindness in the world in general and this seems like a wonderful way to practice it.

Interests

Film, writing, cooking, biking, hiking, swimming, caving, painting and drawing, acting, photography, laughing, dancing, aquariums, world peace, nature, paleontology, music, folklore, plants, mythology, ancient civilizations and tribal cultures, terrariums, geography, herpetology...

• arts
• writing
• folklore
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• recipes
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• spelunking
• swimming
• geography

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: Harold and Maude, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Artificial Inteligence, Science of Sleep, Dead and Breakfast, Jurrasic Park, Little Children, The Shining, Scream, The Beach, 28 Days Later, Sunset Boulevard, Mulholland Drive, Hair, The Dreamers, Before the Rain, Into the Wild, Don't Look Up, A Portrait of a Lady on Fire...

MUSIC: Scissor Sisters, MGMT, Empire of the Sun, Sufjan Stevens, Queens of the Stone Age, The Good, tha Bad and the Queen, Ayo, Cat Stevens, Fiona Apple, Tori Amos, The Smiths, Morriarity, Cher, Duper, Burna Boy, Jorja Smith, Major Lazer, Natasha Atlas, Chefita, The Dead South, Esma Redzepova... and the legendary miss Britney Bitch :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking 10km in the dark with no other light except that of the moon, on our way back from half-dome in Yosemite. Breaking into an abandoned ghost house surrounded by graveyards. Coming face to face with a black bear. Swimming across the bay of Kotor in Montenegro. Jumping into waterfalls and watching herds of reindeer calmly grazing around me, discovering canyons, I lived with an old lady in Andalusia for over two months and built drywall by myself to protect her land from erosion.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a good cook and I am in love with Macedonian cuisine, so I'd be happy to teach you some recipes. I love writing and painting, and its always enjoyable to share this with people that are interested. Traveling around the Balkans I have discovered some pretty amazing places that people would normally not know of - but I will be glad to share them with you, as long as you promise to respect the place and keep it safe.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We have a nice stone house in the mountains in Macedonia, with lots of flowers, honeybees, a natural swimming pool and I am happy to welcome my hosts to visit and enjoy our little paradise. And of course hosting in Skopje as well.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, China, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Macedonia, Spain, Sweden, United States