CURRENT MISSION

living, travelling, studying, learning, experiencing, tasting, smelling, climbing... asking questions and trying to find answers

ABOUT ME

ALL about me?! Hmmm... Like most of you, I guess, I am not so good at describing myself. Okey-dokey, just to give you an idea: I am dusty, rusty, angry, hungry, slow, clumsy, lazy, crazy, boring, ordinary, old-fashioned, pessimistic, not romantic and without sense of humour.
OK, now you are prepared for the worse, so you can only be surprised positively! ;P
ARE YOU SURE YOU STILL WANNA MEET UP?! ;o)
-- Meet me and figure out for yourself, how I am, who I am, what I am!..

PHILOSOPHY

- The important thing is not to stop questioning. Never lose a holy curiosity. (Albert Einstein)
- I am trying to bring a bit more joy into this (sometimes rather sad) world
- It's a sad and beautiful world (Tom Waits, soundtrack to Down by Law, Jim Jarmusch, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP2tqJTSfgU)
- I don't wanna grow up...
(Tom Waits, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo4Y0TxW41g)
- Always look on the bright side of life! (Monty Python, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxQgXgS5G3c&feature=fvst)
- If you want to weoh, weoh - just weoh, weoh hoh!
If you want to tralala - just tralala!
But DO IT NOW!
(Kevin Johanson, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G1-C5teoVk&feature=related)
- I want to spend a Perfect Day (with you) (and Lou Reed):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYEC4TZsy-Y
- Nanananana.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcHjAUhtSrk (Peach Plum Pear by Joanna Newsom)

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As much as I can!
Sometimes, more than I can!.. :-))

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Always in progress :-))
So far, only POSITIVE!..
(Update: sometimes, bad encounters lead to good adventures...)

Интересы

Besides travelling (obviously...): PEOPLE, nature, culture (in the broadest sense of the word), science, architecture, photography, art and art history, calligraphy, music, literature, poetry, writing, history, linguistics, languages, origin and development of writing and a lot more... and PEOPLE again!

• arts
• culture
• writing
• literature
• poetry
• architecture
• photography
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• rock climbing
• art history
• calligraphy
• history
• languages
• science
• tourism
• mountains
• children
• kids
• parenting
• motherhood
• hiking in nature
• children education
• children's books
• hiking in the mountains
• parents
• parenthood
• kids education
• fun for kids
• kids-friendly activities
• kids couchsurfing
• couchsurfing kids

Музыка, кино и книги

YESSSSSS - watch them, listen to it, read them - all the time! If you have some interesting titles to share: I am all ears!
I like good movies, good music and good books, regardless of the country of their origin, language, age, and how well-known or unknown they are...
Music: maybe it is easier to say what I do NOT like. ;-) I do not like pop music (whether English/American, Russian or Arabic), or anything that is too popular, mainstream and commercial. I like: good music, not mainstream, not commercial (whatever you choose to call it: underground? alternative? independent?) If you need some names, here are a few samples of some of the most famous/popular/well-known songs that I like:
Tom Waits, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo4Y0TxW41g
Kevin Johanson, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G1-C5teoVk&feature=related
Lou Reed, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYEC4TZsy-Y
Joanna Newsom, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcHjAUhtSrk
Nina Simone, œFeeling good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8tuTSi6Sck, œain't got no, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNZGoaAn7wU (yes I think Nina Simone deserves two tracks here ;P)
Zee Avi, œbitter heart, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpDXra9Zbk4; last of the gang to die, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sh_VBgOWF4
Hindi Zahra, Imik simik, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42lRuznDT8I
Souad Massi, ghir enta, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NE2p6Frx5M
Billy Holiday (April in Paris, or do you prefer Autumn in New York?)
Tinariwen, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjxzUeRXyq0
And then some stuff by Ithri Morayma (see www.agraw.com), Idir, Desmond Dekker, Bob Marley (I know: I am not very original here), Vysotsky and a lot more!.. And still willing to learn (listen to) more, so feel free to share some good music with me!
The same goes for books and movies! ;-)

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

I was born ;-)
Since then, I did and saw something amazing every day of my life...
The most stupid-smart bitter-sweet painful-joyful thing I've done in my life: I fell in love?!
Some less amazing stuff:
- I got lost in Venice, without speaking Italian, at the age of 12... It was great! :-))
- More recently, I got lost in the desert (Sahara), without a guide, a camel and water. That was scary!
But I like getting lost...
- And finally: I signed up for couchsurfing... ;-)
Update :
I gave birth! ❤️
Update 2:
I gave birth again! ❤️

Учу, учусь, делюсь опытом и информацией

YESSS, teach, learn, share, every day!
I am eager to learn anything new you are able to teach!
In return, I am eager to teach anything I know better than you that you are willing to learn... languages I speak, music I play, poems I write, dishes I cook, life I live... As a little bonus, I can teach you how to write your name in 10 different scripts ;-)
Practice reading mine:
Jenia/Żenia/Ζένια/Женя/['ʒenja]/ژنیا/جنیا/ז'ניה/ჟენია/Ժենյա/
/杰妮亚/热妮娅/ ジェニア/제니아/జేనియా/ஜேனியா/ঞেনিঅ/
जेनिया/જેનીએ/ജേനിയ/ਜੇਨਿਆ/ bālákày etc. •−−− • −• •• •−
Let's SHARE: laughter, interesting stories, adventures!

Чем я могу поделиться с хостами

Good moments, travel stories, languages, sports and more.

Где я побывал(-а)

Austria, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Morocco, Norway, Russian Federation, Sweden, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Где я жил(-а)

France, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Russian Federation, Spain

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