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Overview

  • 48 references 32 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian, Slovene; learning German, Greek (modern), Italian, Serbo-Croatian
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • I try to live not just exist.
  • BSc Civil Engineering
  • From Slovenia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To do everything I can: "to learn, to play, to enjoy life, to travel, to discover, to speak english, to help people, to earn money, to sleep, to eat, to do kitesurfing, ..."

ABOUT ME

- I love meeting new people and exploring the unknown.
- I am keen on sport activities! (mostly outdoor and nature related)
- I am generally up for anything, and it's nearly impossible to offend me.
- I am a risk-taker and always look for adventure. I would like to experience everything.
- I was a chess addict and still like to play a game or two.
- I treat everyone the way that I'd like them, to treat me.
- In my life can never be too many people to love!
- I'm trying to make every moment such that I will always remember it with a smile...
- I like to live free and unique like a tree and in a brotherly manner like a forest!
- My heart and my life are like open books... treasure me always and I will do the same...
- I believe it's important to question everything, and still I find myself believe in something bigger than we can even name.

It's good to know!
Few links with really useful info. about CS:
Before writing a CouchRequest it's good to read "How to write a couch request" http://couchwiki.org/en/How_to_write_a_couch_request
or
"How do I write a good couch request?" https://support.couchsurfing.org/hc/en-us/articles/200640010-How-do-I-write-a-good-couch-request-
"5 ways to be a perfect house guest!"
http://www.travelettes.net/5-ways-to-be-a-perfect-house-guest/
Starting with CouchSurfing? All Kind Of Tips
https://support.couchsurfing.org/hc/en-us/categories/200035710-Using-Couchsurfing
CS Basics: FAQ
https://support.couchsurfing.org/hc/en-us

If you want to "surf my couch" click on the button "Send Request to Denis Verhovnik!" which can be found on the top of my profile..
..calling me by name would be nice :)

I respond to all requests (even if I can't host you) and you can expect a reply in a day or so. It is more likely you'll get a positive answer if your profile is filled out and you say something more in your request than just the dates you wish to stay here. If I see that you did read my profile than your chances to get a positive answer are really close to 100%.

PHILOSOPHY

- Keep the promise.. and don't promise too much :]
- Live your life in such a way, that when you look back once, you won't feel bad.
- Don't worry, be happy.
- Enjoy all the good you can.
- Learn from all the bad.
- The present is just.. a gift meant to be opened and treasured...
- It's what's inside the book that matters.. not just the cover.

Favourite Quotations:

- "Don't wait for the perfect moment, make the moment perfect."
- "It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice! "
- "You're never a loser until you quit trying."
- "Have patience, all things are difficult before they become easy."
- "Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction."
- "True friends want nothing from you except the joy of your presence. No matter what you do, they will always be your friends."
- "First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others."
- "∂αми яιgнт ι'м gσσ∂ ιи вє∂, ι ¢αи ѕℓєєρ fσя нσυяѕ!"
- "To question a wise man is the beginning of wisdom."
- "The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook."
- "Don't ask for less problems, ask for more wisdom."
- "A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will."
- "Some say that opportunity knocks only once. This is not true. Opportunity knocks all the time, but you have to be ready for it."
- "Success is just like being pregnant...Everybody congratulates you but nobody knows how many times you were fucked!"
- "Better to be optimistic and be wrong than pessimistic and to be right."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Host, get hosted and promote CouchSurfing wherever I go :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've found out about CS-ing project at the end of 2007 in Thessaloniki/Greece where I was at ERASMUS exchange and first time that I traveled in CouchSurfing way was to Istambul.
If there is a chance to meet some couchsurfer I really try to utilize the oportunity.

I have met incredible people through CS, great great persons and until now I've had only good CS experiences. I hope it'll stay this way :) and I'm looking forward to meet more CS-ers.

Interests

- Hitchhiking with no particular destination
- Walking, climbing & skiing in the mountains
- Kite-surfing & swimming in the sea & lakes
- Trekking & jogging in the nature
- Riding my bike just about anywhere
- Meeting new friends I haven't found yet
- Finding old friends I lost for a while
- Getting lost
- Being found

Watching the kite-surfers, El Gouna, Egypt - September 2006
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/39269402.jpg

Gifts ideas :
- giving/receiving massage
- a marvellous smile
- a beautiful mind

If you have none of the above, you may :
- rethink of the list above, I am sure you have enough of each
- bring your preferred tea or alike
- bring the best raw materials your marvellous country can deliver (olives, sun dried tomatoes, соленья, etc.)

  • books
  • salsa dancing
  • dining
  • walking
  • chess
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • skiing
  • sports
  • rock climbing
  • swimming
  • cartography
  • study abroad
  • hitchhiking
  • beaches
  • lakes
  • mountains
  • joging

Music, Movies, and Books

I like movies who prepare you to stop and think about something that you wouldn't think of otherwise. I also like those: Hotel Rwanda, Zeitgeist, Saving private Ryan, Matrix, The Shawshank Redemption, "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels", K-Pax, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

I like all quality music because music is too beautiful to be categorized. I like exploring new sounds.

I'm not reading much. Actually I think I should read more often. However, I really enjoyed when I read these: Lord of the Flies - William Golding, Alamut - Vladimir Bartol, The Lord of the Rings - Tolkien

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Amazing or crazy things list:

• I've been skiing at Kanin and swiming in the sea at Strunjan beach in the same day (just to make sure that this IS possible in Slovenia :)
• In Croatia I swam from iland Lošinj to iland Cres and back.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
• Sing "Mi se mamo radi" - well known and really simple Slovenian song.
Learn:
• Would like to learn at least some words of your language.
Share:
• I like any new type of food so if you agree than we can prepare your favorite dish together.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Greece, Slovenia

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