Hi everybody. My name is Jelena, 33 years old freelance journalist and freelance tour guide in the southest part of Croatian cost, in Dubrovnik. For 8 years I was workig full time job as a journalist in Zagreb, capital of Croatia, and in the year I got rewarded by a profession, I decided to quit my job :) (here you can find a video of me getting rewarded, May 2013., Zagreb, Croatia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFrdmmwGT64). I'm the one in the red dress :)

Well, I felt I wanted more freedom in my life, to travel more and explore the world, everything that the full time job in internet journalism didn't let me do. So, I did it. I left the security of my old job, and got the license to work as a tour guide, and now I can truely enjoy both of my jobs: during the summer in Dubrovnik I work as a tour guide, and during the winter I travel and write about things I explore while traveling for some independent web sites.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

While traveling it is far more interesting to get in touch with locals that can provide you the best information about the sites you are interested in. Staying at locals can also provide you an inside view of the everyday life of the city you came in.

Interests

Learning new languages, reading, meeting new people, learning about different cultures

• reading
• traveling
• freelancing
• journalism
• languages
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

History documentaries, biographies and autobiographies. Favorite band: Radiohead

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Quitting my old job.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a good guest, very flexible, with no demands, a good company

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Peru, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Croatia