CURRENT MISSION

Live and learn

ABOUT ME
Languages: Russian/German/English/(some) Hebrew
I am a Russian but I hate the regime there. If you think that Putin is a "good leader" or a "real man", you shouldn't write me. Ukrainians are welcome!
I study Social Sciences (Sociology + Politology) and used to work in primary education and as an educational worker / nurse with people with Autism.

Sometimes I don't get notifications about new messages from the CS app. If I don't answer OR you are in trouble and need a host right now, write me on @artbynoin on Instagram.
I am but a small person in a huge world. I am constantly trying to comprehend incomprehensible and make sense of things that don't make much sense at all.
Now, on a less lyric note - I am a pretty chill and easy-going, trying to be as open-minded as possible, like a good laugh and a deep conversation. I have my downsides as well, of course: I struggle with winter blues, I overthink things constantly, sometimes I don't really want to spend time with people. Back to the positive though: I don't just enjoy deep stuff like art and classical literature, I also like to play video games, read Stephen Kind and Terry Pratchett, watch silly series and camp in the nature. In my free time I also draw, paint and write short stories: www.writingsofthenoin.blog . If you visit this site you can get to know my way of thinking a bit better.
I also post illustrations on Instagram: @artbynoin, I make handpoke tattoos (for my guests too!) - recently not so much though. Recently I started to be more and more interested in spirituality and philosophy, after being very distraught about the state of the world for so long. Now I try to think about the world affairs less and be more aware of the actual world around me.

ALSO: LGBTQ+ and older travelers are welcome! Also neurodivergent and people with mental quirks (I have been diagnosed with ADHD and SAD myself).

ATTENTION: If you want to thank me for hosting, I am not taking any money (obviously) but I collect literature from different cultures. You can bring me an important piece of literature from your country, something that everyone there knows but foreigners not so much! Either in English, German or Russian, but also in the local language!

PHILOSOPHY

UBI DUBIUM IBI LIBERTAS - where is doubt, there is freedom (lat.)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to meet new people and hear their side of the story. Also I believe that it's very important to give and not just to take.

Interests

Reading, Languages, Art, BJJ, Music, Writing, Classical Literature

• arts
• writing
• running
• meditation
• reading
• music
• languages
• spirituality

Music, Movies, and Books

Music can be anything from Electronic and Techno to Wagner to Ludovico Einaudi.
Books: Terry Pratchett, Herman Hesse, Dostoevsky, Tove Janson, J. R. R. Tolkien, Alan Watts, Erich Fromm

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, India, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Israel, Russian Federation