Hobbies

Tennis

Since my dad is a tennis coach, I have grown up playing tennis. I believe I was about five or six when I first started. One of the players that I often watched on tv when I was young and who has inspired me is Daniela Hantuchová. She is a Slovak tennis player who turned pro in 1999 and retired in 2017. I still enjoy playing tennis to this day, but unfortunately don't have that much time for it. However, I always make sure to watch a couple of matches from the four Grand Slam tournaments each year. Especially Wimbledon has a soft spot in my heart.

Young girl with a tennis racket in her hands standing on a clay tennis court with trees in the background A professional tennis player awaiting the serve of her opponent wearing a white dress and a white cap holding a tennis racket with a blue frame

Hiking

Ever since I was a small kid, my parents took me with them on hiking trips in the High Tatras in Slovakia. It is mountain range of Alpine type located in the northern part of Slovakia on the border with Poland. The nature there is beautiful. Here is a relaxing video of a typical winter day in these mountains. There are 8 other national parks in Slovakia that are just as much fun to explore.

A young girl with short brown hair wearing colourful clothing pictured in front of a tall rocky mountain in the High Tatras A young woman sitting on a rock posing with a large wooden cross found at the peak of a mountain in the High Tatras

Photography

I got my first dslr camera for my 18th birthday and have since then created thousands of photos of landscapes, animals and architecture.

A mountain lake in the High Tatras with a large cottage, thick forest and mountains in the background A mountain lake with trees and mountains in the background with a ski jumping hill in the middle
Four horses (one white, one medium brown, one dark brown and one black) on a meadow with trees in the background An old church in a Frisian village and a grass-covered sea dike on the left side
A panoramic view of a small town in the north of Slovakia The Aa-kerk in Groningen with old buildings and trees and a canal filled with boats in the foreground

Vinyl

About ten years ago I accidentally discovered my parents' forgotten record collection in our garage. The first record that sparked my interest while going through this collection, was a copy of Rumours by Fleetwood Mac that my dad bought sometime in the 1980s. To this day I enjoy listening to records just as much as I did back then. Other artists that I frequently listen to are Radiohead, The 1975, Polo & Pan, Arctic Monkeys and BLØF.

A tall man wearing a white shirt with a black vest and black trousers and a woman wearing a black shawl-like dress and black tights standing in a dance pose on the cover of Rumours by Fleetwood Mac A computer-generated collage of a motorway, stick figures and logos in a blue and white colour palette