If - by R. Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!
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Hi there!

I am Ana, Montenegrin girl born in Kotor, a small town on the coast of Adriatic sea, in the middle of beautiful Boka Bay! I grew up in Montenegro, then moved to Belgrade and have been living there for around 10 years. In 2022 I moved to Luxembourg where I am currently living. Although I haven’t had a chance to travel that much lately, I find CS as a very good substitute to hear from other people’s experiences and enrich my own knowledge about the world. I just love learning and reading books is one of my favorite hobbies, it's the best meditation for my restless mind. From Russian classics to modern literature, biographies, travel books, my interests have no limits. It all started in highschool when I got Brothers Karamazov from Dostoevsky in my hands and I just couldn’t stop anymore :) I could say for myself that I am an idealist and a believer in the good in people. I want to believe there is no man on the Earth who doesn’t believe in something, so I would be interested to learn about your beliefs. Beside reading, I love listening to all kinds of music (except techno, sorry, it makes me feel numb), and discovered dancing as a great way to express yourself and let the energy out. Absurd sense of humor makes me laugh a lot, surreal situations that you will find all over the Balkans, I will be happy to share it with you.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Explore the world

Interests

• concerts
• dancing
• partying
• reading
• music
• psychology
• travelling
• cinema
• spirituality
• people
• sewing
• philosphy
• afro dance

Music, Movies, and Books

Oasis, Pearl Jam, Alanis Morissette, Annie Lennox, Stones, Janis Joplin, Elvis Presley, George Michael, Depeche Mode, AC\DC, Simply Red, Nick Cave, Jamiroquai, Manu Chao and lot more...
Godfather, Frida, Beautiful Mind, Before Sunrise, Amelie, Trainspotting, Fight Club, Goya's ghosts, Into the wild, The way, La Grande Bellezza, Meetings with remarkable men
Dostoevsky is my favorite, I love to read books in psychology, philosophy, religions, anthropology...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Serbia