🫣 First time in China
Wechat: durianna1985

I was born and raised in Russia, but have been moving from one place to another in the last few years.

👍 I travel on a budget (hitch-hiking, cheap transportation options, camping, walking, couchsurfing), which allows me to see more and have authentic communication with people.

🧘‍♀️ My main interests and activities now include buddhist medition practices, exploring the human mind, mountain trekking, contemplating natural wonders.

🥣 Inventing quick and easy dishes to cook in limited conditions (i. e. in a hostel or on a hike) is a hobby.

No serious achievements in anything, but I might have some skills or knowledge in unexpected subjects (i.e. learning Thai, ant keeping, growing superhot chili, cheese making), because I like to try making stuff of my own. Earlier I wanted to build a hut in the wild someday. Maybe I'll return to this someday.

https://www.instagram.com/durianna/
https://t.me/annarimashevski

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

CS has a very special spirit of sharing. It’s a unique opportunity to get to know wonderful people worldwide, so different in terms of culture, but similarly friendly and kind. I have little experience here, but I’m eager to explore and become part of this amazing community. Thank you, team CS!

Interests

• literature
• design
• indian food
• hiking
• camping
• phylosophy
• buddhism
• vipassana
• foreign languages
• dystopian fiction
• living off grid
• animals and nature
• ideas of developing just societies
• free happiness for all

Music, Movies, and Books

Novels with interesting characters, post-apocalyptic genre, stories of surviving harsh stuff (up to memoirs of concentration camps) , dystopias and of building societies, books about social justice, popular science on biology.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- I regularly practice 10-day silent meditation retreats
- Fasted on water for 21 days straight
- went on a 2 week hike in the Pamir mountain s and met some wolves

Teach, Learn, Share

- How I managed to change my life for the better with Vipassana meditation
- Share successful experience of weight loss, quitting smoking, becoming healthy and fit after years of sedentary work

I can talk for hours about healthy lifestyle practices and meditation.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Share experience, talk and maybe cook. Help with household chores.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Singapore, Tajikistan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, Thailand