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Vladimir and I are friendly to animals and people - we are working with youth in an environmental organisation and trying to find free time for board games, climbing, camping and hiking, and cooking together.
We have a dog and two cats living with us and also a guitar and probably some spiders))

We are trying to become better and to better the world in which we live.

Elena: I like to read and to write. Even though i sound like a first grade kid when i say it, it's true. I guess i love stories and how they shape who we are and who we can be. Someday I dream to write a book that will touch hearts.
I believe in transformative learning experiences and what they can bring to people and to the world.

I like languages, I think they are mind-blowingly interesting.
Nonformal education is where i am my best self. That, and when i sleep.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing made our travels magical. We want to give back to the community!

Interests

• writing
• literature
• environment
• ethics
• fitness
• hiking
• languages
• neuroscience
• philosophy
• sci-fi
• vegan food
• veganism
• self-development
• nutrition
• environmental justice
• vegan cooking
• sustainable living
• philosophical conversations

Music, Movies, and Books

Argh - so hard to choose...
Movies:
LOTR, Star Wars universe, Captain Fantastic, Nolan's Dark Knight,
Sports dramas, some Marvel movies (Guardians of the Galaxy, Ironman)
Guy Ritchie movies, David Fincher, Tarantino, Spielberg, Guillermo del Torro... Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)..

TV series - Fleabag, How i met your mother, Community, Brooklyn 99, Parks and Recreation, The good place, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, etc
LOST, The expanse, Black Mirror, Netflix's Daredevil, Jessica Jones, SyFy's The Magicians

Music- Muse, Paramore, Linkin Park, AC/DC, etc
Max Richter, Ludovico Einaudi
Massive attack,
alternative indie folk, pop and rock,
lo-fi hip hop,
ambient. Taylor Swift... Harry Styles.

Books - J. Austen, Jack London, The Brontes, LOTR, Melina Marchetta, the Ice and Fire saga, The Gadfly, Bulgakov Master and Margareta, Lermontov, Rainbow Rowell.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

As an extrovert i learned to shut up and not overwhelm the introverts. If that's not amazing, I don't know what is. But seriously, i once went without food and water for 4 days. It was pretty stupid, but also amazing.
I also started writing fanfiction - and that's pretty amazing to me)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach the principles of balanced nutrition, i can teach russian, romanian and english,
i can teach how to cook tasty vegan food, the proper technique for physical bodyweight exercises, how to plant a tree so that it grows
I can also share my experience in sustainable living - tips and tricks)

I'd like to learn sayings, interesting words in the native language of the host or the guest)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Knowledge about sustainable living, about plastic recycling, about nutrition.
i can share food that i would cook))

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Moldova