I am Russian. My born city is St.Petersburg. I live with my teenaged son. We moved to Budapest in 2014. I work as a translator from my home and writing PhD dissertation on literature. Glad to meet new people and share my experience. We live in a rather small flat with a dog. So staying more than 2 nights is not desirable unless it is really a spark between us.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It was through CS that I met my wonderful friend Clotilde from Lyon. My charming and honest Clo. She pushed me to be more open, meet new people, move. She was right. CS supports my belief that there are much more nice, helpful people in the world than we can expect. Thank you, Universe!
Furthermore I want to teach my son how to share, how to trust people, how to ask help or advice. And how to give back. Hope it works.

Interests

• dogs
• books
• classical music
• travelling
• friendship
• kindness
• foreign languages
• art nouveau

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto E Minor OP.64
Bach Double Violin Concerto
Casta Diva by Maria Callas
Dvořák - Rusalka - 'Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém'
Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 3 in F major (part 3)
Bedřich Smetana - Vltava
Movies:
Spring Summer Fall Winter And Spring
Habla con Ella
Amelie
Soviet old movies
Books:
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Idiot by Dostoyevski
Tolstoy, Chekhov, Dostoyevski, Dode, Proust, Oscar Wilde, Remark, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I moved to a foreign country absolutely alone with my kid. Without special money, knowing local language, friends, job etc. Just because Budapest is an amazing city. I wanted some adventure and challenge in my life and I got it. More than that.

Teach, Learn, Share

Culture, languages, life experience. I am not a fanatic cook but nobody complained and everybody survived.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a good listener :) I can give you towels and serve breakfast if I have something in the fridge. I can give direction in the city. Not sure I am able to spend a lot of time together. Always depends. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hungary, Russian Federation