I'm a pretty flexible, independent, and social person. I love exploring new places, spicy food, hot beverages, and sour beers. I almost always give money to accordion players. I stop to admire street art. If swimming is possible , I'm in the water. I enjoy wit. And of course, I travel whenever I can and love hearing a good travel story.

*Sorry, I won't accept your friend request if we haven't met in person. I WON'T HOST someone without several references. No exceptions, my housemates aren't comfortable with it and I respect their wishes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When I am hosting, my guests bring the world to me. I get to learn about different cultures, foods, history, and meet people all from the comfort of my own living room. When I travel and hosts accept me, I get to really connect with the place. Hostels are fine for meeting other travelers, but CS is best to meet locals and learn more.

Interests

art, history, photography, architecture, hiking and other outdoorsy things, swimming, vegetarian cooking, craft beer, cafes
Instagram @keridiana @grafton.park

• arts
• architecture
• street art
• photography
• cooking
• beer
• vegetarian
• drinking
• traveling
• drawing
• hiking
• rugby
• swimming
• history
• mountains
• indie music

Music, Movies, and Books

Music- pop punk/alternative/ indie. HAIM, Grimes, MIA, Janelle Monae, Chappell Roan, La Femme, Florence + the Machine, Milky Chance, I love live shows and dancing.

Movies- Wes Anderson films and interesting cinematography-- Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom, Little Miss Sunshine, Whip It, Rocky Horror

Books- love to read! Ishmael, The Alchemist, Walk in the woods, Batwoman, Taliban Shuffle, In the Metro, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler.

Authors- Shakespeare, Gogol, Paulo Coelho, Guy Delisle

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Touched and ran along side the Olympic during the 2014 Sochi touch relay.

-Hiked the Appalachian Trail (all 2,193 miles!)

-hitchhiked / автостопом in Russia, Bulgaria, USA, Armenia, and Georgia. Even hitched a ride with the Georgian police!

-camped out in the mountains with Bulgarian CSers at Рожен festival

- swam in phosphorescent water in Mexico

-ziplined in a cave in Pazin, Croatia

-Explored abandoned bunkers in Lithuania

-flew in a helicopter to remote hot springs in Iceland

-rode 30 world metro/subway/tube systems

-visited more countries than my age

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn how to make foods and drinks from other countries and cultures. Also I'd like to know more about architecture.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you about coffee, cook, and tell you about the cities I've lived in -----Daegu, South Korea | NYC, USA | Buffalo, USA | Saint Petersburg, Russia----------

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, South Korea, United States

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