Hello, I’m Kate. I’m here to connect — gently and honestly.

I’ve spent much of my life in solitude — not by choice, but by life’s design. Now, I’m slowly unlearning survival and rediscovering the beauty and piercing joy of simply being.

I’m 34, Russian, with a past in IT (frontend development) and a present devoted to dance, art, feeling, and freedom. I’ve spent the last few years living in Serbia, and now I’m traveling through Europe — drawn to soulful cities.

I’m 50/50 introvert and extrovert. My world is rich and layered — techno at night, meditation at dawn, dancing, books, forests, oceans, cathedrals, shadows and laughter, deep talks, long walks, and hikes. I don’t like masks. I seek the kind of presence where even silence feels warm.

What I cherish most is the freedom of self-expression, the depth of feeling, and the bright, soul-deep joy of existence.

I’m looking for people whose strength makes others feel safe, not small. People who carry sunlight in their chest and see others not through stereotypes, but as a garden to be quietly amazed by.

Light the candle.
Because the flame is yours.
And darkness doesn’t get to win every time.

Music, Movies, and Books

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Educated by Tara Westover
Citadelle by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Great Dune Trilogy by Frank Herbert
Norwegian wood by Murakami Haruki
The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

manga: Oyasumi Punpun by Inio Asano, Berserk by Kentaro Miura
writers: Poppy Z. Brite, Пелевин, И.В Гоголь, Ф.М Достоевский

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all by Hayao Miyazaki, especially Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Princess Mononoke
Love (2015 ) and Enter the Void (2009)
Arrival (2016)
Ichi the Killer (2001)
Брат и Брат 2
Love Exposure (2008)
Confessions (2010)
Tomie (1998)
The Sheltering Sky (1990)
House of Flying Daggers (2004)
Song of the Sea (2014) and Wolfwalkers (2020)

anime: Evangelion, Berserk (1997 series), Experiment Lain, Wicked city

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Serbia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, Serbia