I was born in 1975 in Sibenik, a small Croatian coastal town. I finished Natural Sciencies Grammar School in 1993 and moved to Zagreb to study. There I discovered my passion for traveling and getting to know other cultures. In parallel with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, I studied Portuguese Language and Literature at the Faculty of Philosophy (where I enrolled after my return from internship in Brazil). At that time, together with several similar enthusiasts, I co-founded Croatian branch of student organization Board of European Students of Technology (BEST) and Croatian-Brazilian Society where I am still president (meanwhile the society grew to a few hundreds members). When I graduated as an engineer, I got job in marketing department of the most successful telecom in Croatia (which also won several Employer of the Year prizes), where I remained for 10 years. At the position of Roaming Manager I gained valuable experience in managing people, products/services, international projects, processes and strategy. I also got a chance to visit wonderful parts of the world, either on business trips, or traveling independently. Besides many European countries, I visited India, Thailand, Cambodia, Japan (2x), Zanzibar/Tanzania, Mauricius, Cape Verde, Cuba, Bolivia, Brazil (4x)...
What makes me feel alive:
Meeting people from different cultures.
Traveling (particularly to far, exotic destinations).
My favorite quotes:
“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” (William Faulkner)
“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one” (John Lennon)
“Una vida bien vivida – a life well lived” (San Miguel slogan)
Book that had the most impact on my life:
- Fiction: Jonathan Livingstone Seagull (Richard Bach)
- Non-fiction: The 4-Hour Workweek (Timothy Ferriss)
My favourite movie:
- Hollywood production: Matrix (1999)
- Non-Hollywood production: Central Station (Central do Brasil, 1998)