HI THERE!!

My name is Mladen Ristić, I come from a small city in north of Bosnia called Doboj. I'm currently 25 years old. I currently live in Tuzla in Bosnia & Herzegovina, where the air is terrible in winter (tip: only visit in summer).
I did one year at the Faculty of Math in Banja Luka studying programming, which there really wasn't that much of, it was mostly math :( so I dropped out, taught myself the craft of programming, landed a cool job and moved away from my parents to another city!
I have a music studio in my apartment in Tuzla and play a lot of different instruments. Some of them ethnic.
I work as a software developer in a very small (almost garage-type) company.
Outside of work, I enjoy socializing with friends, beer, live music (usually rock, metal, or jazz, but I'll literally give anything a try and see if it's my thing), playing the guitar, and more recently playing kaval (ney).
I also like hitchhiking very much because it puts me in unimaginable situations and I get to see snippets of people's lives for a brief time which always gives insights into other ways of living.

Her account: https://couchsurfing.page.link/qe1RHZdKggrs1pir6

Ig: https://instagram.com/giomlare?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The thing I like the most is meeting new people/cultures and hearing new ideas, that's why I love traveling and exploring so much.

Interests

• arts
• culture
• books
• technology
• movies
• traveling
• music
• live music
• hitchhiking
• jamming
• hanging out
• live concerts
• depth psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
The Doors
Tool
Pink Floyd
Velvet Underground
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Porcupine Tree
Steven Wilson
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

Movies:
Papillon (1973, not the god awful remake)
2001: A Space Odyssey
12 Angry Men
Apocalypse Now
Waking Life
The Big Lebowski
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Grave of the Fireflies
Gataka

Books:
The Island (original name is Ostrvo) - Meša Selimović
The Stranger
1984
Animal Farm
Catcher in the Rye
The Trial

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went hitchhiking on a 500km trip on December 30. with 10 euros in my pocket in order to celebrate New Year's in Vienna.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to share my time with you doing things that are special to your place and get a taste of your customs.
I love making music. I play a lot of instruments and sing.
And I can teach beginner's programming if you plan on taking that path in life!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Anything found in the common rooms :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bosnia and Herzegovina