CURRENT MISSION

live life large, of course.

ABOUT ME

In the morning I do not think what should I wear that day, but with which kind of tea should I start it.

Gadabout, globtrotter, challenger, passenger and voyager. Usually somewhere on a highway, smilling at strangers' cars.

PHILOSOPHY

Maybe the journey isn't about becoming anything? Maybe it is about un-becoming everything that isn't really you so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.

The thing about the bold moves... they are terryfing, could end in nothing but tears and broken bones... and that is exactly what makes them so damn exciting.

"Where there's a will there's a way."

When I go fishing, it is not fish that I am after :)

and last but not least: LIVE LIFE LARGE

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Been there, done that :)

Interests

Foreign languages and culture. In my journeys I search for atmosphere and understanding, not monuments of the past.

As well horsemanship, visual literacy, art (especially photography, but also illustration, intermedia, video), crossing boundaries within my body and mind (which particularily means long distance running, urban exploration and climbing), inner journeys (which stands for meditation, shaking hands with myself and gaining self-awarness). But if one asked me to pick one thing I love the most, it would be Bubble Tea (trademark) :)

• fish
• arts
• culture
• photography
• illustrations
• marathon
• running
• meditation
• cars
• equestrian
• fishing
• rock climbing
• languages
• urban exploration

Music, Movies, and Books

Books? Yeah, I do read them :) Favourite? Still looking for it. Btw, I collect Le Petit Prince in different language editions.

Movies: "Celestial Wives of the Meadow Mari", "Ashes and Snow", "Imagine", "Samsara", "The Tundra Book", "Secret of Kells", "Kings of Summer", "The Fall", "Life in a day".... I love short-animated films, especially "The Maker" and all that was created by Bąkowski or Antoniszczak.

Music: All kinds, all genres, as long as they pull this particular string inside my heart. Really enjoy folk-inspired music and mixing classical sounds with modern vibes. Currently in love status: Shanghai Restoration Project and DJ Okawari.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

3400m above sea level reached on a horseback (Tusheti region, Georgia)

Finished Half Marathon

Seeing floating villages in Vietnam

Hacking an abandoned Sideryt Mine in Slovakia

Teach, Learn, Share

www.joannamaj.blogspot.com

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, Poland

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