I am a human from Astana, Kazakhstan. Currently, studying at UW-Madison as a visiting international student during Summer term.

Cute, nerdy and ambitious girl jumping from cultural/philosophical discussions to meaningless talks about pets, travels, movies and fun-facts. Even though I am only 21, I have been already exposed to 15 different cultures. So, I hope I'll be able to share this experience with you.

Background: feminist activist, debater and nice-human being (ask my mom).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would like to give an answer that will differentiate myself from other coucherserfs but ehhh. So, here is my trivial answer.

Hope I will find people from different backgrounds who can teach me and learn from me. So, I just wanna make new friends.

Interests

Street food/Social dance (although I am not very good at it)/Fun-fact and story collecting/Bussines case competitions/Languages/ Travel/Teaching

• literature
• chocolate
• coffee
• movies
• socializing
• music
• biking
• debate

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The Coldplay, Florence and The Machine, Frank Sinatra, Twenty One Pilots, Sam Smith, Arctic Monkeys, Two Door Cinema Club, Birdy, Bastille.

Movies: The Dead Poets Society, The Shawshank Redemption Untouchables, HIMYM, Friends, The Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Big Hero 6, Forest Gump, The Princess Bride, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, Modern Family, The Notebook,Hauru no ugoku shiro, Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi, Marve, Perfetti sconosciuti, Call me by your name, Lady Bird, Stranger Things, West World etc.

Books: Idiot (Dostoevsky), The Catcher in the Rye (Salinger), The Little Prince, The Kite Runner (Hosseini), Shantaram (Roberts), To Kill a Mockingbird(Lee Harper), Chemodan (Dovlatov).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I swam with dolphins in Ukraine. It is one of the most unforgettable memories in my life. It was just wonderful. No comments: just try it.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: speak Russian (at least few basic words and phrases), some basic economic concepts, cook Russian and Kazakh national dishes :D.
Learn: open to any of your proposals .

What I Can Share with Hosts

Share: cool memories and laugh because I do not have a lot of things with me :D

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan