Heyaa~
My name is Mari,

Originally, I am Armenian, but i was born and raised in Moscow, moved to Armenia in 2022
So, I wouldn’t say I’m a local-local, but I'm local, and I love Yerevan, I’d love to show its beauty.

I really enjoy meeting new people, sharing life experiences, and different perspectives on the world, which is why I joined Couchsurfing.
I love spreading positive vibes, short and long walks and dance.

I studied Advertising and Public Relations, worked a lot with kids and teens in a camp, project manager and event manager in Moscow, now event manager in Yerevan.
Making mostly corporates and weddings.

In Yerevan, I studied clothes and jewelry design, and other cool things like natural dye and beads pleating.

I’m also planning trips for next year, so if we vibe well, would be nice to have people to meet

Have two dogs and two sisters hahaha
In free time I enjoy watching movies, tv shows, anime, playing videogames, oh! and i love to play pool (billiard) and table tennis!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would love to host people, but unfortunately I live with my relatives now.

So i'm looking forward for hang out in Yerevan, short trips to cities nearby. As long as I hadn't enough time or effort, i've seen only Yerevan, Dilijan, Debet and Vanador, would love to go to Gyumri, Ijevan, Jermuk, more Lori region, Caxkadzor, etc.

Main goal is to practice english and spanish, also to have good vibes, cultural exchange and create kinda friendship and stuff.

Interests

• dogs
• arts
• cooking
• walking
• rock music
• indie music
• learning
• jewelry making
• events

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - mostly alt. rock, indie, pop
Vaundy, Nothing but Thieves, IZAL, Vetusta Morla, Shinedown, alt-J, Lav Eli, KALEO, Pink, The Lumineers, X Ambassadors, Taylor Swift, Imagine Dragons, oh Wonder, Of Monsters and Men, Florence and the Machine, MIKA and many many many more.

Movies!
Mostly i like to watch thrillers, but my favourite movie is "Clue" (1985) and maybe "The Greatest Showman".
Also i feel deeply "Cloud Atlas" and "The Giver"

Books
I love "The Minds of Billy Milligan", i likes Edgar Allan Poe's stories, King's, Hugo's, Wells's books, so mostly chilling stories
Aaaand i love dystopian books such as "1984", "Brave New World", "A Clockwork Orange", "The Hunger Games", "Battle Royale", etc.

Anime

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Kinda hard, I've nothing really huge, but I'll give you a few short facts

1. I combined fulltime remote work with art classes, and sometimes even something else
2. I carry 2 unplanned dogs
3. I went to Armenia for 2-3 months, but i stay here until now (since 2022's may)
4. I like to cook non typical things rather buy them, something like kimchi, hummus, etc.
5. I started to speak english just in 2024 and I belive that I got kinda mid level pretty fast
6. I started to learn manual work less than 2 years ago, but already can sew and make jewelry, dye fabric, do blockprinting, beading and I'm still on that way (update, I don't have time for it now, but I still want to be a designer (combining with job-job)
7. I love people

Teach, Learn, Share

Languages, cuisine of Russia and Armenia
I think I know a lot of things and can help with random stuff upon request hahah

What I Can Share with Hosts

You mean like what? I'd like to bring some armenian sweets if you mean something touchable, if not, then my vibe, fun, life experience, also I can listen and support:)

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Georgia, Italy, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Armenia, Russian Federation