I'm your host who’d like to show you around Budapest, one of the most exciting, ever-changing and multicultural city that Berlin could be in 1990s! :)

I’m an always-smiling, open-minded, optimistic and idealistic guy, and practically it’s only three things that I'm interested in: people, myself and culture (I'm quite lucky because when I learn something about one of them, I usually gain knowledge about the two others as well).

I moved to the centre of the city around two years ago, because I really wanted to immerse myself into the city way of life, hanging around in the downtown, discovering new places and meeting new people . My flat is only 2-300 meters from the river Danube (I haven’t measured it in an exact way, but trust me :)), and it is a two-minute walk to the Parliament from here.

As a kind of culture enthusiast, I love art, literature and basically any kind of music (from Bach, through Sting to Wu-tang Clan), and since I bought my very first turntable some months ago, I’ve become a true vinyl junkie. I also love running and working out, and one of my favourite training places is Margitsziget (Margaret Island), ‘the green heart of Budapest’, which is also very close to me, and where a 5K running track and a street work out park can be used for free.

And here is my Instagram profile: https://www.instagram.com/enlettres/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think Budapest is a must-see place in Europe nowadays: though there're a plenty of unique cultural events, new cafés, pubs, restaurants are appearing day by day, the city doesn’t get overrun with tourists.

I want to hang around with people from other countries, because it’s always exciting when one does not learn something about other parts of the world through books or films but genuine personal stories.

Besides, I want to improve my spoken English. :)

Interests

• books
• contemporary art
• concerts
• wine
• coffee
• wine tasting
• running
• working out
• partying
• music
• jazz
• languages
• language exchange
• art
• travelling
• cinema
• cultures
• theatre
• learning new things
• jam sessions
• gym
• galleries
• meeting interesting people
• discovering new places
• street workout
• vinyl records
• coffee shops
• classic rock
• contemporary literature

Music, Movies, and Books

Music

The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Stooges, Charles Mingus, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Tesla Boy, Bill Evans, Wu-Tang Clan, N.W.A, Bobafett, Akkezdet Phiai, The Beatles, Bëlga, Billy Idol, Chuck Berry, Avishai Cohen, Iggy Pop, Johnny Cash, Kerekes Band, Public Service Broadcasting, Motörhead, Nirvana, The Police, Ramones, Sólstafir, Edith Piaf, Cseh Tamás, Mahalia Jackson

Movies

Annie Hall, The Big Lebowski, La Haine, Breathless, Godfellas, Mulholland Drive, Rocky, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, Life of Brian, Fight Club, The Great Beauty, The Dreamers, Snatch

Books

Paul Auster: New York Trilogy; Jack Kerouac: On the Road; Bret Easton Ellis: American Psyco; Michel Houellebecq: The Map and the Territory, Antal Szerb: Journey by Moonlight

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Italy, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hungary