Hi, there! It`s me, Kate - a passionate Ukrainian volunteer and traveller. Originally, I`m from Mykolayiv, which is a small city near Black Sea. Currently, I live in Kyiv and study at Kyiv Polytchnic Institute. But, probably, the word "science" is not about me, because I`m a linguist. I`m studying French and English technical interpreting there. Besides, I can`t live without volunteering, travelling, singing and meeting new people. In 2016, I was at United World Colleges Short Course "Re-thinking Identities" in Finland. For now, I`m an active member of NGO "Community ACTion Ukrainian Style - CACTUS" and that is why I like cacti ;) But this NGO is not about plants, but about non-formal education, project management and community activism for Ukrainian youngsters. You probably gonna hear a lot about CACTUS is you`ll be my host ;) Apart from that, I participate in various projects in different roles, so I definitely will have a story for your taste. Moreover, I try to combine my hobbies, so I started to learn Sign language and discover deaf culture. For me, that`s a perfect combination of my language career and social impact.
对咖啡感兴趣
对残障权益感兴趣
流利使用英语
正在学习荷兰语
我为什么使用Couchsurfing
I think that people come to this world to discover its diversity. It`s not only about places, but about people as well. That`s why I`m here. I want to meet people, to discover their stories and to see the world from their perspectives.
音乐、电影与书籍
Music in my headphones depends on my mood, but some things never change - Alt-J, Placebo, Twenty One Pilots, Imagine Dragons. What about books, I`m really keen on dystopian literature. My favourite books are "1984" by G. Orwell and "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury.
我做过的一件令人惊叹的事
- organized my first social project at the age of 15 - travelled 20 regions of Ukraine with volunteering - made a huge mistake while ordering tickets, and spend a night in unknown town with no place to sleep (that was a great adventure, by the way) - volunteered at Parafest in Joensuu, Finland - an art-festival for people with disabilities - collecting blueberries in Finnish forest - visited blind-cafe - missed 2 trains in one day - organised a super-budget trip to Europe for my little sister and my mum
教学、学习、分享
I can teach you how to sing "Imagine" by John Lennon in Sign language or just some basics of Ukrainian, Russian or French :)
我能与房东分享的
I have a huge pack of stories about volunteering and travelling, which may help me to make you volunteering-addicted ;) If you want, I can also teach you some basics of Ukranian cuisine, so that it will become a part of your daily life.
