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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, French, Russian; learning Spanish
  • 42, Female
  • Member since 2021
  • djing, art historian, guide Museums
  • art history, litterature
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About Me

I’m a French-Belarusian artist and explorer of inner worlds, currently living between Paris and Berlin. My path has never been straight—more like a dance between creativity, transformation, and self-discovery.
I was born in Minsk, Belarus, and moved to Paris before the age of one. There, I studied Art History, and from early on, I immersed myself in the art world—organizing exhibitions, working in galleries and at auction houses like Christie’s. But over time, life nudged me toward a more direct, human connection with art and history. That’s how I became a licensed guide, sharing stories and emotions inside the great Parisian museums like the Louvre and Orsay, guiding thousands of people through dense crowds and rich artworks, holding space for both beauty and chaos.
Yet, behind this classical surface, another world was growing in me—music. It has always been part of my essence. I’ve been connected to the electronic scene for over 20 years. In 2017, I became a DJ, but soon felt called to go deeper—beyond dance floors, toward sonic journeys and soundscapes that open inner portals. That led me to sound healing, a profound shift that started in Guadeloupe in 2019.
Since then, I’ve explored sound and consciousness across Peru, Mexico, India, and Nepal, studying ancient practices, meditating in forests, learning the language of vibration. I trained in sound healing, experimented with crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, and voice. I’ve also walked the path of Vipassana meditation, a powerful inner silence that revealed old traumas and deep healing.
Along the way, I’ve also fallen in love with the Jungian world. The writings of Carl Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz have become companions on my inner journey. I study dreams, explore archetypes, and work with the symbolic language of the unconscious. I also study Vedic astrology, which helps me understand karmic cycles and subtle alignments.
Currently, I’m co-curating the Garbitz Festival in Poland, where I manage the ambient stage and bring together musicians, sound artists, and immersive experiences. It feels like a natural bridge between my musical life, my event management skills, and my love for intentional spaces.
I’m an independent spirit, passionate about travel, transformation, silence, rhythm, and deep conversations. I love reading, dancing, imagining, connecting—and I also value solitude as a sacred space for integration and clarity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

to meet new friends, to share experience of local life

Interests

Éco village

  • fashion
  • yoga
  • music
  • travel
  • art
  • nature
  • hippy
  • tracking
  • psychedelic
  • woofing
  • sound healing
  • chamanisme

Music, Movies, and Books

Trance 90'
Ambient
Piano
Techno
IDM
Electro
break UK
New wave
Idiot by Dostoevsky
Serpent Cosmique by Jeremy Derby
Emmanuel Carrère Roman Russe, Yoga
Harari, Homosapiens
Melancholia

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

vivre dans la jungle
vivre sur le bateau
vivre dans le désert
étudier à la Sorbonne

What I Can Share with Hosts

mes expériences de vie

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