Malika Zhanay
19 years old
from Almaty, Kazakhstan

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am exchange student for 5 months in EU and that's why I want to use this opportunity and travel through the Europe. I want to try dishes from all over the world, share experiences. meet new interesting people and learn more about different cultures.

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite genres in music are pop, hip-hop and latino. Also, I prefer to watch comedies and thrillers (films about escape, bank robberies and etc).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did not do something superficial, but I always study free and my parents never paid for my education.
I went through the selection and studied at school for gifted children for free. Then I changed school to "Nazarbayev Intellectual School" and won grant and my education was paid by presidential fund. After I graduated, I started to study in "Kazakh-British Technical Univeristy", which is in top 3 the best universities in Kazakhstan and which has collaboration with the strongest "London School of economics". I won private grant from Kazakhstan's oil company and they pay for my education in university (4,185 EUR per year). And now I am an exchange student for semestr in Poland and my education here is paid by Polish University itself. So, I am lucky one :)

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Czech Republic, England, France, Italy, Poland, South Korea, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan, Poland