Hello, everyone! My name is Cathy :)

Since November 2022, I live in Dortmund and go travelling sometimes. I have arrived in Germany for a big reason: I fell in love with a German guy in Tbilisi. We met each other for two days, and after a month I decided to see him in his city in Germany.

Now we are already two months together, love each other. Love cooking, hiking, going to techno parties, listening to music and of course travelling.

I'm from a Russian and French family, and I speak both languages. My French family is from Brittany, so I can share a lot about this French region. I grew up in Moscow, Russia. That's why I could also share my great experience about the Russian capital and huge country.

I was studying sociology in European Moscow university, but I quit my studies: after the beginning of the Russian aggression in Ukraine, I moved to Tbilisi, Georgia. I really liked my studies, but I could not stay in this country anymore. I wish I could find another university program in the near future! As I love studying, I miss it.
** Thinking about to start to study Law Study at the University of Münster**

Giving private French to my lovely foreigner students. I have been doing it since I was 17. Now it's just a hobby and a way to get some money.

Trying to overcome my depression. The process is going well ;)

I love writing: handwriting, poetry, storytelling, dairy, essays. Listen to different kind of music.

I love to have discussions about art, music, society, and philosophy.

And I have a Telegram blog in Russian!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

One day I went to St-Petersburg for the first trip by myself.
And I imagined how would it be to live alone in the hostel and to pass my evening in the silent, boring room.
So, I remembered what I read about Couchsurfing in a student textbook. The idea of meeting and staying with people of the area was exactly what I wanted from the trip! It was absolutely adorable and full of adventures. I loved it ;)

I met a lot of curious and amazing people. I thought it would be great to continue this style of travelling.

Interests

• writing
• contemporary art
• walking
• classical music
• history
• discussion
• playing music
• silence
• brittany
• languages and cultures
• postcrossing
• photograph
• coffee and tea

Music, Movies, and Books

My tastes are as a cake: different flavors, biscuit base, cream between and a cherry on top. Everything is very different.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiking from Tbilisi to Svaneti and back. +9h direct drive

Created my own archive and synchronized my family library in a week.

Transcribed and translated 100 pages of memories of Georg Yermolyev (brother of Zinaida - Soviet microbiologist, she independently synthesized penicillin). French to Russian for memorial public history organization.

After a year of work in the office and developing an international internet store without experience, meanwhile saved up for a year at university (which is around 5000 euros).

I was on the roof of Russian Academy of Sciences! Great soviet building.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
- French, German and Russian language nuances
- I can teach waltzing from scratch :)

Share:
- Stories!
- Cooking!
- Music!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook or bake something, sing French songs on the guitar, buy sweets/food for dinner.

Also share stories, discussion, music.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Georgia, Germany, Russian Federation