SUMMARY:

I live in Podkowa Leśna/Brwinów, a garden-city 40 minutes ride from Warsaw. Nearby Warsaw there are 76.000 couches to surf. But if you like to wake up listening to bird singing and have breakfast in the garden, you will choose mine. :)))

Learning - Culture - Modern Art - Electronic Music - Nature - Politics & social issues - Healthy lifestyle

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIKE TO READ...

MY EXPERIENCE WITH COUCHSURFING:

I am new to the community, but familliar with the concept of couchsurfing for a while. :)
In 2009 I went for my first baile funk party in Rio de Janeiro and watched the sunrise over Copacabana with a crowd of recently met couchsurfers. Great memories. :)
I've already hosted some surfers in my mother town (Podkowa Leśna/Brwinów - near Warsaw) and in Lisbon when I used to live in 2016/2017. However, I was always introduced to a surfer by a friend, so it does not reflect in my profile. :(

This year I decided to open my doors to the couchsurfers from all over the world (Come and visit my beautiful garden-city!). I am also just preparing myself for a 1-month trip to Brasil with my boyfriend (Oi galera, estou chegando!).

WHO I AM AND WHAT I DO:

I graduated fom Cultural Studies (specialization - protuguese language speaking countries), so cultural encounters are in my blood. However, since then I always worked in communication field (social media & digital agencies and now an NGO).

Most of my life I lived in Podkowa Leśna/Brwinów - a little garden city (3 500 habitants) near Warsaw, but I spent around 2,5 years in Portugal. Last time (2016/2017) I went there as an EVS (European Voluntary Service) and worked for a year in a local authorities office.

INTERESTS AND STUFF:

Nature over city
Art gallery over party
Mountains over beach
Vegies over sweets (I don't eat meat, but I will have a fish/seafood from time to time

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For the ethical and philosophical reasons...

Travelling for me is about breaking stereotypes, seeing world from another perspective, becoming more understanding. It requires deep and meaningfull encounters. You won't get that as a regular tourist - somebody who just goes somewhere to take a bunch of photos with the "postcard" monuments.

Caring about natural environment is very important for me. Unfortunatelly untill we invent solar airplanes, tourism will have a major negative impact on our planet. This year I decided to take a huge trip and go to Brazil, but I know it may be one of my last long distance trips (ever heard about carbon footprint?) That means I have to find to another ways of meeting different cultures. :)

Interests

Some people are obsessed with one particular topic. It was never my case. I am a funny-facts collector. Almost everything seems interesting and exciting. Lately I have been trying to get my head around:
- impact of new technology
- climate change, the uncertian future of earth and an epidemic of plastic.
- Brazilian and Polish politics
and more....

• culture
• literature
• modern art
• hiking
• kayaking
• ecology
• cinema
• nature
• brazil
• biking
• new technologies
• portugal
• sking

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC:
Electronic music also mixed with some local vibes
Some rock, indie rock, sung poetry and funk
Classical and film music
Recently....: Daft Punkt, M.I.A., Da Vosk Docta, John Bloomkvist, DJ Shadow, Beirut, Bomba Estereo, Antonio Carlos Jobim, CSS, deadmau5, Zamilska, Franz Ferdinand, French 79, Justice, Keny Arkana, Massive Attack, Nicolaas Jaar, Paul Kalkbrenner, Portico Quarter, The Quantic Soul Orchestra, Raul Seixas, Sutari, Vitalic, Pink Floyd, James Brown, Igor Stravinsky, Mozart, Prokoview, Manu Chao, Sofi Tukker, The CInemmatic Orchestra, Alberto Iglesias, Mercedes Sousa, Talking Head, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Newen Afrobeat and hundreds of polish artists...

FILMS
Hundreds... among them: Picnic at the hanging rock, City of God/Cidade de Deus, O som ao redor, Habla con ella, The square, Tango, Dzień świra, To kill a mockingbirg, 12 angry men, Inception, Pulp Fiction, Transpotting, Dead Poets Society, Rythm is it, Fargo (both film and Netflix serie), Wild wild country (Netflix documentary), Miś, Santiago.

BOOKS:
Bulhakov, The master and Margerita; Nabokov, Lolita; Dostojewski, Crime and punishment; Solzhenitsyn, Cancer Ward; Heller, Catch-22; Leśmian, Klechdy Sezamowe and poetry; Szymborska poetry; Lingren, Dzieci z Bullerbyn, Mio, mój Mio, Bracia Lwie Serce; C.S.Lewis, Alice in the Wonderland; Resnick, Elephants on Neptune; Cortazar, Hopscotch; Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude;Machado de Assis, Memorias postumas de Bras Cubas; Gombrowicz, Ferdydurke; Mrożek, Tango; Konwicki, Mała apokalipsa; Attwood, Handmaid's tale.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most amazing things happen in my dreams. If I did something in reality, that means it wasn't that extraordinary. But I am particulary proud of my travel diary that was published by Revista Piaui, my favourite brazilian opinion magazine: https://piaui.folha.uol.com.br/materia/miojinho-na-cabeca-polonesa/ ;)

Teach, Learn, Share

Polish language and culture
Vegetarian cuisine
How to take your privacy back online

What I Can Share with Hosts

All mentioned above and more. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Poland, Portugal