Hi! my name is František but you can call me in English Frank, in German Franz, French - Francois, Italian - Francescko... it doesnt matter :D

🌍 Iam from Czech republic specifically from city called Pilsen
( this is where the best beer in the world comes from xD )

🧑‍🎓 I am a student of the art academy ( fine art photography) in Czechia and between studies and work a love to travel. I have been to different countries, mainly in Europe, but I always wanted to visit the most New Zealand :))

Finally iam at New Zealand
I will be there From until to 20.1 2024.
👍 My plan is to Hitchike from Auckland to Queenstown and get to know as many people as I can :)

👨‍🍳 I really love cooking and discovering traditional cuisine soo I can cook for you some traditional Czech food or anything else, but iam vegetarian 😃

📷 If you want i can offer my Photography skills ( I make a living from photography), so i can teach you how to photograph something or if you need to take a picture of something , I'm at your service 😃

I like literature, pilgrimage, photography, live music, Antropology, culture as such, British Tv shows, cinematography, got parachute course :D but iam into everything.

Also i want to work on documentary project in New Zeland which would consist of portraits of working people (farm, hotels, industry, caffe...) and after i came back to Cz i will make a photography ZIN/book from it, soo if youwant to be part of it a will be happy and can send you at least PDF of book :))

Heres is my INSTAGRAM account : https://www.instagram.com/f.ran_ta/?hl=en
or FACEBOOK account : https://www.facebook.com/frantisek.javorsky.5

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

You know, when you are in the foreign country and dont knony anyone, it is nice to met someone, with who you can talk more than some street small talk :D

Interests

• arts
• culture
• literature
• photography
• movies
• art history
• philosophy
• art
• cinema
• cinematography
• pilgrimage

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I like music that has been banned in some state due to the regime ( SSSR forbidden music, forbidden music in middle east, Czech underground music). LOVE freetekno events and raves. Tribal music. Ncik cave, oldschool punks bands....

Movies : New German Cinema ( especially, Win wenders and Werner Herzog movies), Paollo Sorrentino movies, Terence Malick movies, Middle eastern cinema...

Books : i like to read modern nobelists ( Kazuo Ishiguro, Olga Tokarczuk...), Cormac Mccarthy books, American literature from Jack Black ( You Can't Win), Burroughs, Kerouac, patti smith....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Still aliveeeeeeeeee

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook for you some traditional Czech food or anything else. ( I really like cooking and discovering traditional cuisine) but iam vegetarian :D

If you want i can offer my Photography skills ( I make a living from photography), so i can teach you how to photography something, Or if you need to take a picture of something, I'm at your service :D

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic