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Overview

  • 6 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Bulgarian, English; learning Chinese, German, Hindi
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • mounteneering, travelling, studying at Sofia University i...
  • Chinese in High School ; Indology in the Uni now
  • From Born in Sofia, but spent childhood years on the Black Sea coast
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Capturing happiness and trying to share it with others

ABOUT ME

Recently quit my studies of Indology at the University; worked for half a year in Organic and Vegetarian Products Market here in Sofia; quit there too and now I'm up to hitting the road, wherever it leads me..Pure happiness.

PHILOSOPHY

" Everyone ask me, for what reason do I live up there in the blue mountains. I smile, but do not answer...My heart is peaceful. The stream carries away the peachtree's blossom and it disappears. There is another world, beyond our human one." ( Li BO, Chinese poet )

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

only been a host for now; hope to gain some experience soon :)

Interests

trekking, backpacking, diving ; archeology, traditions and religions of the different peoples ; photography; horseriding

  • photography
  • vegetarian
  • flying
  • boating
  • backpacking
  • scuba diving
  • archeology
  • religion
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

rock and heavy ; classic and smooth jazz ; chillout

Hemingway and Nicholay Roerich ; Paolo Coelho; "Running with the wolves" by Clarissa Estes; " Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig; anything by Peter Dunov, Bulgaria's great esoteric teacher

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Two years ago I spent a trully amazing, magical month in China.

The sunrises from the boat ; when I was still sleepy, a bit sea-sick, having dressed my wetsuit in the cold morning water ; my friend forces the engine and I feel like flying above the sea...I used to join some free- diving guys, and we travelled a lot to Greece and Turkey's seaside.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Serbia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria

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