to be honest, I appeared here for the very first time to save money. But I found that CS isn't about it. CS is a great chance to dive into other's world. It is about sharing, being curious, open, helpful, respectful, tolerant. It teaches not to judge and not to put labels. I am very busy now, so I'll be VERY SELECTIVE while looking through CSers' requests Preffered: guest who are able to cook smth, round-world travellers (not sure about translation, but... who cares), those who can share their experience in business and investments I am not your host, if: you are younger than 25 (life experience is a big thing!), you smoke I consider hosting is my choice, not a liability

I like reading very much. It is also good for my job - I'm journalist and my Russian must be excellent. I like russian classic literature, and also modern authors. I read books on three languages - Russian, English and Latvian. Hopefully, I'll can cope with Spanish some day, too :-)