A bookworm who is a product manager by day, a blogger/writer by heart and also wants to learn German now.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I recently arrived to a new country to work and live here. I want to build new connections, listen to the stories of travelers, tell mine and get to know kind and open people.

Interests

• writing
• books
• coffee
• walking
• languages
• lgbt

Music, Movies, and Books

Electronic music, thoughtful auto fiction books (also diaries and auto biographies), educational non-fiction books (more like psychology and research than how to be a super woman). I prefer reading books written by AFAB, queer, non-white and diverse writers: being discriminated in many ways during my life, I find that writing without checking privileges hurts the person who read.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent the beginning of world quarantine in a foreign country: carry-on luggage, two dresses and Kindle packed. Stayed there three months in total instead of three weeks. I’ve reread there the whole Harry Potter saga and The Chronicles of Narnia (and feminist critique to all the chronicles after that).

Teach, Learn, Share

I’ve been a part of “Spotted by Locals” community for a decade writing about interesting non-touristic spots in St. Petersburg, the city I loved and where I lived for 15 years before coming to Berlin.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, Belgium, Cuba, Cyprus, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Russian Federation