Hi! We are a family of two (me and my husband): curious about the world, positive and hospitable!

I am originally from Abkhazia, it’s a truly hidden gem, situated between Georgia and Russia on the Black Sea coast. My husband and I moved to Tbilisi three years ago, it’s not our last destination probably, but for now we’re here and we want to interact with as many interesting ppl from CS as possible!

And I’m a craaazy fan of languages! Not only do I speak 5 languages on different levels(one of them is my native-Megrelian), but linguistics is also my major! I’m currently studying French, and urging to practice it with anyone who doesn’t get mad waiting for me to formulate phrases🙈

I’m a beginner traveller, and due to some circumstances I can’t travel as much as I’d love to for now, but it’s my passion! Moreover I love “travelling” with my Couchsurfing guests! I learnt so much about people and cultures thanks to my lovely surfers from all over the world, which makes me an open-minded and knowledgeable person✨

The thing that makes me feel fulfilled, except teaching English(which is also my passion), is helping homeless cats to find their homes 🏡 And I also love helping people when I am able to. Being a nature lover, I am trying to produce less waste and I'm strongly against animal testing and any other kind of animal abuse(but I'm not a vegetarian, though I eat meat rarely).

My IG profile link: https://instagram.com/kartoziya.i?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

share my knowledge about the world, tell you about Abkhazia, listen to your sometimes insane stories, discuss politics, human rights, feminism, etc etc!

Interests

Books and cooking

• culture
• books
• cooking
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• languages
• stretching
• exchange culture

Music, Movies, and Books

as for music-believe me, I can listen to anything, but if it comes to Russian modern songs-no way, don't even try to turn it on. I DON’T listen to Miyagi, his songs r cringy, but my foreign surfers think it’s the hypest artist😅

Talking about movies-I do love drama. My fav to-cry drama movie is "Atonement", and I highly recommend it to you!

Well....books....my fav one is "Divine Comedy". It took me many many months to read it, but I love it!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Clean rooms, hospitality, city tours (if we’re free) and anything else we can help you with!

My favourite places to visit in Tbilisi:
Narikala Fortress
Mtatsminda(you can hike there from Narikala or just take a bus from city centre)
Chronicles of Georgia
Puppet show at Gabriadze Theatre(12:00 and 19:00 every day)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/pfzP1XqETj6nWQGR8?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
Also there’s a new cable car to Mtatsminda, u can take it and enjoy the view from the above🥰

My fav places to eat:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/4hhsgKJ8TGyv3NUR6?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ob5i53A4L9gKi2uh8?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
This is good for khinkali(“kalakuri” and with mushroom) and khachapuri: https://maps.app.goo.gl/dnUDppbgwDKc81WT6?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

Non-georgian places to eat:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/VojxLrumipQq731b6?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

https://maps.app.goo.gl/iFt8VRi5HeSoMsGX9?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Georgia, Russian Federation