Pretend scientist. Real time traveler. Smelly cheese enthusiast... Well, the usual.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

That's quite a lovely story. When I moved to the Netherlands, I didn't know anyone at all. As much fun as it was to be sitting alone in my room, drinking wine and listening (occasionally dancing too) to "All by myself", I decided that meeting new people wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. So I checked a few facebook groups in Enschede (the city I was living in) and found couchsurfing. I believe a day after I joined the monthly meeting and talked with some amazing people for hours. Had never heard about couchsurfing before, but after that first meeting I was hooked - kept going to the meetings ever since. After a year of meetings, I have made friends from all over the world, had so many adventures that most people have in 20 years.

Interests

They change quickly. Or expand, I guess would be the more correct statement.

Currently I am obsessed with archery. I'm still a real newbie at that, but well, a pretty good one. Will probably brag about that when we meet - just can't help it, too proud of that.

I also love traveling. Buy a ticket to another place - any country, any city. When there, take a turn to some random street, get lost in the city. I remember once I was walking around in a park in Berlin, heard some music, tried to follow it and ended up in a small rock music concert. It was pretty magical.

Books - another form of traveling. Favorite book is 'Three Comrades' by E. M. Remarque. Still can't figure it out why I love this one in particular, but I always reread it after a few months or so.

Criminology. Been studying that by myself on and off ever since I was like twelve.

All kinds of brain teasers.

Then goes a lot of random interests. I would like to learn more about history; martial arts; cooking; brain activity; scuba diving; creative writing.
Not sure if suddenly wanting to paint a bunch of daisies at 3 in the morning counts, but if does, then... well... painting.

• arts
• writing
• books
• concerts
• dancing
• cooking
• wine
• cheese
• walking
• drinking
• traveling
• painting
• music
• rock music
• scuba diving
• martial arts
• archery
• history
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

I am pretty sure my favorite movie or song will change faster than I update my profile.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was in first or second grade, two of my friends and I decided not to tell our parents and go to McDonald's in the city. I made and we all 'signed' a contract, still have it. Think at the end we got lost and I cried. But was absolutely awesome.

I gave blood more than 10 times, which is about 5 liters. Which is about 100 shot glasses. Just making it easier to imagine.

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Lithuania, Netherlands, Scotland