ABOUT ME

Hey guys. I`m Michal a 23 year old Slovak dude. (If you hate to read bunch of continuous flow of
words, feel free to skip this and go straight to bullet point’s section ▼ of this introduction).

I like to be impromptu with my life and do spontaneous stuff. Like to travel, party, hang out, meet new people and cultures, have breakfast in bed, outdoor lunch, extra half-hour of sleep, playing with puppies, dipping my face to fresh snow, tell elaborate jokes when you have to wait for the punch line for days and all of the other little things in life. I plan my future in months not years, with still no clear vision when I`m going, but still enjoying the ride.

Then sometimes if I fell like it I study and work. When I do work, It´s mostly journalism jobs, most recently I was doing financial reporting for a Slovak daily (got like 30 cover stories in 6 months, Stop bragging, Michal!). But I quit that to go for an exchange study to US. Great decision btw. Before that I was intern in broadcast journalism and also doing news agency and online reporting for a year. So now I am just studying because my american visa, won´t allow me working here. I got my bachelor in Media studies and Journalism from Masaryk University in Brno, there I am continuing my master`s degree in Media studies. But I took advantage of the exchange programs. I spent one semester at Stockholm University in beautiful but also rainy Sweden. I became cooler, healthier (everybody jogs in that country and looks ridiculously beautiful) and I can now order a beer in Swedish. There I also experienced dog sledding in -33 degrees Celsius 200 kilometers over the Arctic Circle.
Even though I like the cold, a I wrote before I exchange my winter this January for Austin, Texas with its 28 degrees and sunlight. I am spending my spring semester at Southwestern University in Georgetown (so technically not Austin, but it is 30 miles, so give me that and I also spend every weekend in atx, so...)

I did not talked about sports and now you think I am a lazy person (It is not helping that I am writing this in my bed). But I enjoy all the outdoor activities, hiking, and rock-climbing or cycling, just not fan of the gym.

Other sport I enthusiastically practice is Dogspotting. Merging the beauty of athleticism and wit, the goal is to take a picture of a dog without him noticing and then you get points from the comments section. (here is the fb group, feel free to join playoffs are coming every fall -
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dogspotting/?fref=ts , BUT IMPORTANT

Bullet points section
Slovak, journalist, exchange student in US with temporary home in Austin, TX. Easygoing, sociable, like to travel.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new interesting people, create memories with locals. To not just visit, but travel and explore and live.

Interests

Concerts, Music, Trekking, Art, Galleries, Museums.

• dogs
• arts
• writing
• beauty
• concerts
• breakfast
• beer
• partying
• news
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• sports
• rock climbing
• communications
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Last 3 Books I`ve read
Timur Vermes – Look Who`s back
Umberto Ecco – Numero Zero
J K Rownling – The Casual Vacancy

Best book I`ve read
Phillip Pullman - His Dark Materials (the whole trilogy, cannot be separate)

Best record I`ve heard
It is really difficult, but if I have to choose it is Joanna Newsom Ys. (Play it only on vinyl, does not
deserve less)

Movies I adore
Pelíšky (Can quote the whole script any time, Czech movie it is on Blu-ray on Amazon, check it out -
http://www.amazon.com/Pelisky-remasterovana-Verze-Pel%C3%ADx161/
dp/B00OY75NDO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1440939242&sr=8-2&keywords=pelisky)
Dumb and Dumber,
Almost Famous,
The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,
Anchorman,
Big fan of Paul Thomas Anderson – Magnolia, Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, The Master, Inherent Vice
Of course I am geek, so all sci-fi movies, Star Wars, LOTR, Harry Potter....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Dog sledding in -33 degrees Celsius 200 kilometers over the Arctic Circle and then creating fire there in the middle of nowhere.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I like to tell elaborate jokes when you have to wait for the punch line for days.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Slovakia, Sweden, United States