Hey 🌸

My name is Lena. In June 2025, I got my Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and quit all my jobs. Now I work remotely as a journalist, editor and art teacher. I’m traveling a lot and write about my journeys and people I met on my way. I like to call myself a collector of people’s stories, because I believe that friendship, communication, and the meeting of different experiences are the most precious things in the world ✨

I believe in kindness, I believe in love, I believe in friendship. I believe that if we treat the world with kindness and spontaneity, it will respond to us in the same way 🌻 I also believe that life should be perceived through fun, playfulness and a sense of humor. I’d be very happy to share this energy with you 💫

P.s I’m NOT looking for relationships/dating/etc. For me, Couchsurfing is a place for exchanging experiences and meeting like-minded people around the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

There’s nothing more precious to me than knowing I have a friend in every corner of the world.

Interests

I love nature and all sorts of outdoor activities: hiking and camping in the mountains, skiing, kayaking, surfing, bouldering, and climbing 🌄⛷️🏄🏼‍♀️🧗🏽‍♀️🚣🏻‍♀️
As an ordinary person I like doing art, listening to the music, reading books, watching movies.
I have a background in philosophy and contemporary art (actually those were my majors in the university), four years of working in museums, six years of volunteering in psychoneurological shelters for people with special needs, and a year of working in a construction company in the US.

• arts
• literature
• dancing
• traveling
• bouldering
• live music
• kayaking
• camping
• surfing
• social work
• nature
• museums
• climbing
• ski
• hiking in the mountains
• act silly

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
The Smiths, Belle&Sebastian, Wild Nothing, Radiohead, Nirvana, Daughter, Oasis, The Rolling Stones, Queen, The Beatles, Slowdive

Movies:
The Lobster, Only Lovers Left Alive, The Deadman, Chungking express, Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind, Matrix, Star Wars, Give me Liberty, Aftersun, Dark, Sirat

Books:
The Catcher in the Rye, The Bell Jar, Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Flies, The Sound and the Fury, The Gift, To the Lighthouse

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Packed my entire life into one suitcase and moved to the US for a year
Crossed the whole Russia in 7 days by train “Moscow-Vladivostok”

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you to how see the world through kindness, love and playfulness

What I Can Share with Hosts

Time together, unforgettable memories and stories. I can tell you plenty of fascinating stories from my travels around the world. And if you're in the mood, we can talk about the big things — literature, art, the fate of the world, religion. After all, I’m a professional philosopher haha

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States