CURRENT MISSION

working online, studying cultural management, trying to build a new life in Spain
building new connections
becoming a better human, working on myself with kindness
being grateful

ABOUT ME

Hi! My name is Katya. I studied languages and literature in Moscow. and then worked as a teacher and translator. I´ve lived in Russia, Spain, France and Morocco.

Love dancing, reading, crafts, making music, being present with other people and doing things together.
I'm extremely lucky to have met great people who are now my friends. Spending time with them is one of the most important things in my life.

PHILOSOPHY

To share and to be together;
honesty and kindness;
attention and responsibility;
seeing the miracles of the world and feel joy and gratitude for being a part of it;
create;
"be the change you want to see in the world";
always keep learning and looking for ways to make a positive impact, even a small one

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Stayed in Berlin, Paris and Lisbon at the couchsurfers'. Those were beautiful, happy experiences.
upd. Also stayed in Las Palmas and Barcelona :)

Hosted people in Moscow.

Interests

Interested in: art history, music, photography, design, philosophy, world religions, psychology and education, biology, history of cultures' interactions, mind-body practices, pottery, handmade etc.

Enjoy: having good conversations, riding a bike, doing yoga, windsurfing, trekking, exploring new places and new people, teaching languages, learning languages, cooking with friends, doing exercises, transforming spaces to make them more beautiful and cozy, helping people, working together, contemplating nature.

• arts
• culture
• books
• literature
• design
• photography
• cooking
• yoga
• running
• traveling
• pottery
• music
• guitar
• piano
• cycling
• windsurfing
• sports
• art history
• biology
• teaching
• history
• languages
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Hermann Hesse, Marcel Proust, Alessandro Baricco, russian classics, Ray Bradbury, Henry David Thoreau, books on psychology (esp. Oliver Sacks, Jill Bolte Taylor).

Teach, Learn, Share

Well, if we're talking about concrete skills - I can teach Spanish, English, French and Russian,
massage, various meditation techniques, some history of Russian literature and culture.

Want to learn: oh, practically anything :)) I do think there's nothing better than learning something from a person passionate about that activity/knowlegde.
Right now I'd be especially happy to continue learning windsurfing, yoga, massaging, making things with my hands.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, France, Morocco, Spain

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