It's Mate (pronounced Mahtey) from Hungary.
Present: I'm a location-independent Power Platform Consultant with a home base in Budapest.

Past: I did quite a few things, studied pharmacy, then working on cruise ships for 2 years as a professional wedding and portrait photographer, so I've been a lot of places around the Caribbean, and got lots of experience, (and took hundred thousands of pictures), worked in photography, finance, automation, low-code development.

I love traveling, hiking, photography, cooking, practicing public speech.

Fun fact: I love, and follow ice hockey! My favourite team is the Boston Bruins, and my home team, the Miskolc Polar Bears... :) I always like to have conversations, share stories about hockey.

I always appreciate when someone writes an "original" request. You'll have a much better chance to get accepted by doing so. :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on CS because I like to learn about different cultures, languages, mindsets. I think it's always better to see a city/country through an eye of a local as I don't like to be a tourist when I'm somewhere new.

Interests

• photography
• concerts
• technology
• music
• languages
• comedy
• good conversation
• ice hockey
• data science
• artificial intelligence
• cooking and baking
• data visualization
• dataviz

Music, Movies, and Books

I like a lot of music: rock, reggae, jazz, hip-hop, musical, opera, drum and bass, dubstep, and some crazy fusion music. Bands/Artists (not in order) I like: Irie Maffia, Bedouin Soundclash, Uncle Jed, Kesh, Mike Stern Band, Tenacious D, Special Providence, Brains, Carbonfools, Emancipator, Random Trip, Rudimental, Besh O Drom, Casio Samples.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been chief-editor of our university newspaper. Had an e-mail interview with Dub FX (AUS), and met him on a festival, had a picture with him, holding my paper, where he is on the cover. That was priceless.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Hungarian, of course. :) Photography, Power Platform, low-code, AI, some cooking, data visualization, Excel.

Learn: Turkish, Arabic, drumming, cooking Eastern cuisine foods

What I Can Share with Hosts

I always ask what I can take from Hungary (paprika, palinka, wine, etc). :)
I like to cook, so expect a Chicken paprikash to be made.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Canada, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin (French part), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hungary