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WHAT IS THIS PAGE FOR?

I created this page to present my colorful personality in a factual, reliable and relatively truthful way ;) The interaction on the internet you are currently experiencing is meant to help me build positive, creative, dynamic and constructive relationships, both professional and social - especially when direct contact, due to the distance between us, is difficult.

ABOUT ME

Without excessive habits, imposed beliefs, ideologies or other unnecessary attachments, I let myself be guided by life, appreciating every synergistic encounter I am able to discover. What is natural I change as little as possible, and I dedicate time and energy to making things enjoyable. Following the idea that "you learn more by traveling", I am constantly on the road. The subpage JOYRIDE! is a compressed, visual synthesis of that journey, which of course I invite you to explore.

I am characterized by an above-average orientation in the world, documented by visits and activities in dozens of countries. I mainly live in Latin America - I have been to all Spanish-speaking continental American countries, many of them several times. I consider myself to some extent an expert in this region, which I try to use by facilitating expeditions through the Andean backroads within the SERPENTINIUM project.

I am influenced by an open, energetic, positive, empathetic attitude full of daily energy exchange, typical of a large part of Latin Americans. It would be good to spread this mindset, which (at least to some extent) I try to do...

EDUCATION

I.    I hold a Master’s degree in Geography - University of Warsaw (2007).
II. I also completed postgraduate studies at the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology in the field of advanced multimedia creation (2010).

In educational terms, I function as a geographer and technical programmer - multimedia specialist. I communicate fluently in Polish (M), English (B2/C1), Spanish (B2/C1), and to a limited extent and rather unwillingly also in Russian (A2).

WORK

The job I like most probably still does not exist. I am certainly on the way to discovering it, haha! For now, I try to gain ever new and diverse experiences.
Spending the 2020s decade as follows:

WINTER:
South American Andes (Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Colombia). I have a jeep here, which I have driven thousands of kilometers through mountain serpentines between the highest Andean peaks. Harsh, endless spaces, often at altitudes well above 4000 m a.s.l., remote passes and surreal landscapes that stay in memory for a long time. Scenery that (perhaps except for higher parts of some Asian ranges) does not exist anywhere else. This is the world I chose for winter, and it is then that I pursue my biggest hobby and, within the SERPENTINIUM project, may also show it to you.

SUMMER:
I work in the Icelandic nature reserve Thórsmörk. My time is 200% dedicated to managing tourist traffic at the base of the glaciers Eyjafjallajökull, Mýrdalsjökull and Tindfjallajökull. In summer it is a fantastic, beautiful, original place isolated by glacial rivers from the rest of the world, with tens of kilometers of hiking trails to explore through snowfields, giant waterfalls, volcanic ash, and winds sweeping through vast Icelandic canyons.

AUTUMN:
Autumn is wine time! Yes! I have a friendly vineyard, picturesquely located in the Swiss mountains of the Vaud region, where we have been making excellent wines for years ;) Since it is a relatively short and seasonal job, already in late autumn, from November, I can explore new unknown paths in the Andes.

SPRING:
In spring I usually have holidays - almost always, unless I am discovering a new unknown country (which I sometimes do ;) I am also in Poland and usually in May, you can try to meet me there.


The next job I would like to take on, and in which I think I could do very well, is intercontinental HR. I would like to search for talent in South America for remote (or not only) work for Polish companies, e.g. tech ones. I would have the opportunity to build mental and intellectual bridges between what I consider valuable in Poland and valuable in South America. Coordinating and organizing such a team created by me seems like a wonderful job, which would additionally guarantee me a flow of knowledge about new technologies and where the labor market is heading...


The above information refers to the present, but historically I have done many more diverse jobs - sometimes responsible, sometimes funny, sometimes interesting... There were also shitty jobs... I was never particularly picky - I adopted a strategy of testing everything and working everywhere, which gave me enormous freedom, a multitude of experiences, and also money when I needed it. The collection of 9 countries in which I worked will probably still expand...

I am attaching below a small compilation of what I have already done - to close this chapter with complete information.

MY JOBS ...
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DOCUMENTS

Last section of this subpage. It could also be called "download". If you are interested in downloading my CV, diplomas and such... - feel free! (materials in pdf, jpg)