Animation student, artist for Russian animation studio "Parovoz" and almost former linguist specializing in Vietnam and overall Asian culture. Wee little Olga has been drawing and travelling since pre-school and cannot stop even as a grown woman. These days I am trying to master the way of animation and am way too deep.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Even though I suspect most of us here because we are broke, I also prefer to believe every couch is a possibility of a story and amazing people. Maybe I will be blessed by one, who knows?

Interests

My music tastes are probably weird, but almost all-inclusive, if you ever wondered what Bantu people are up to music wise or how do instruments in muic for Emperor in ancient Vietnam sound like - your quite specific dream may come true.
And yes, I love cooking. yes, cooking for people.
They are usually quite happy.

• cooking
• music
• animation
• anthropology
• history
• people
• illustration
• asia
• world history
• southeast asia
• 2d animation

Music, Movies, and Books

Oh no.
Well, let's try.
Music: Dire Straits, Led Zeppelin, Jens Lekman, Takeshi Terauchi, Miriam Makeba, Tesla Boy, La Grande Sophie, Indochine, Christine and the Queens, Die Arzte, Wir sind Helden, Calle 13, Systema Solar, Fito y los Fitipaldis, Mara Nascimento, Barbatuques, Cangaia de jegue, Bombay Bicycle Club, Mgzavrebi, The Cat Empire, Markscheider Kunst.

Movies: Amelie, Tekkon Kinkreet, Kung-fu Hustle, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Paranoia Agent (anything by Satoshi Kon, really), Ocean's Eleven, La grande Belezza, What we do in the shadows, Blazing Saddles, Hot Fuzz, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), anything by Wes Anderson (except maybe Bottle Rocket)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well, I draw cartoons. They are out on real TV an such.
I drew pics for some books, travelled a lot, my fitness tracker thinks I walk a lot.

Teach, Learn, Share

Well, I can talk culture and animation, show you around Moscow and our freaky lil' town called Mytischi.
If you're into long walks and crazy stories, of course.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Where to find best coffee, where to get balalaikas, what to see besides Red Square, this stuff.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, Viet Nam