We are a young family from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 — my husband, our sweet three-year-old daughter, and me. I recently got accepted to a PhD program in Aberdeen, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, and we will be living there for the next three years.

Since this is a big new chapter for us, we want to use these years to explore the world, meet people from different cultures, and enjoy every moment of traveling together. We are friendly, open-minded, and genuinely enjoy connecting with others.

I love outdoor activities like hiking, cycling, picnics, yoga, and discovering nature. I’m also very into art — photography, drawing, sewing clothes, and other creative things always make me happy.

My facebook account is: https://www.facebook.com/aruzhan.amangeldinova and instagram is https://www.instagram.com/aruzhan.a/, just to prove I am real person haha.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is a wonderful way to discover the world through people — to learn, share stories, broaden your perspective, and create meaningful connections. We love traveling as a family and hope this journey will be full of beautiful encounters and memories 🌍

Interests

Photography • Drawing • Sewing • Nature • Cycling • Cooking • Movies • Yoga • Singing • Reading self-development books • Learning about cultures • Traveling as a family

• singing
• photography
• picnic
• meditation
• drawing
• music
• hiking
• kpop
• sewing
• self-development
• bycicle

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy many genres of music, from jazz and soul to pop, k-pop, and funk.
My movie taste is wide — comedies, melodramas, thrillers, or anything with a good story.
I mostly read motivational and self-improvement literature.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did a exchange semester at Hokkaido University, Japan.
I took basic sewing lessons so I can make patterns and sew clothes.
I have walked 60 km in 24 hours in Hokkaido.
I have traveled for about 20 days in Japan by myself)

Teach, Learn, Share

I speak Russian, Kazakh, English, and I'm learning japanese and korean, so we could exchange our language skills

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can try to cook something from my traditional or Russian cuisine! 🇰🇿🇷🇺

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Kazakhstan, United Kingdom