I'm a linguistics graduate, former language teacher, translator and a bit of a language geek.
I spent last 4 years trying my best not to get sent down from the university - and woohoo, I managed! So now, when I'm completely free - I'm exploring the world :)
Sorry, I can't accept guests, though I'd be happy to walk with you and show you some places in Saint Petersburg when I'm there. If you have any questions about visiting Saint Petersburg, other cities in Russia or Crimea - feel free to contact me.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I want to make sure people get good experience in Saint Petersburg.
I'd like to make friends with people from different places, share our thoughts and expiriences.
And sure I want to stay with locals in other countries to get to know those countries better :) There are lots of places that I would never have visited without Couchsurfing!

兴趣

Learning languages, reading, travelling, finding out something new and interesting every day, exploring the world and trying to see as much as I can :)
When it comes to sport - I've been trying multiple times to make it a habit, but didn't really succeed. At some points of my life I was doing pole dance and yoga. But I totally love walking! I can go 10-20 km by foot easily, I even walked from one city to another one time.
I'm not a keen hiker, the longest hike in my life was only 3 days long, but I enjoy being in the nature. And I totally love sea! Don't even have to swim, just enjoy being at the seaside.

• theater
• reading
• traveling
• opera
• languages

音乐、电影和书籍

Different kinds of music. To name just some: Nightwish, Tarja Turunen, Sopor Aeternus, Caravan of Thieves. I also enjoy opera and classical music.
Favourite movies: "My name is Khan", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Mr. Nobody", "Repo! The Genetic Opera".
Favourite books: many :) I love "Flowers for Eldgernone" by Daniel Keyes, "1984" by Orwell, "The Sound and the Fury" by Faulkner, "Gospoda Golovlyovy" by Saltykov-Shchedrin, many books by Dostoevskiy, poems by Lina Kostenko.
And I'm a 100% Mass Effect fan.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Spent 4 years learning Norwegian language at the university, how weird is that?

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

I can:
- teach you some phrases in Russian, if you want (used to work as a teacher, so I'm good at that kind of things).
- gladly help you with some household chores.
- help you with cooking (I'm not really a good cook, but I know how to chop the vegetables and wash the dishes :))
- share a good and meaningful conversation; or being silent if that's better :)
- tell you about the Ukraine-Russia-Crimea story from the point of view of the local (lived there in 2014)
- answer the questions you might have about Russia.
- help you if you go to Saint Petersburg or Crimea (provide information, host if I'd be able to and show you around).
- of course, leave you a good reference in time :)

我游览过的国家

Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Morocco, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay

我居住过的国家

Russian Federation, Ukraine