Hi!

My name is Zhanna. I was born in Russia, grew up in Western Ukraine and at the age of 21 relocated to New York. That is where I mainly currently reside at the moment. I also spend some time in L`viv where I have an apt.
I work as a Russian, Ukrainian and Polish translator/interpreter. I am also a self-taught visual artist. Besides this I write (blogs, Instagram comments and short stories) I love discovering new people, ideas and experiences through traveling around the globe. I love sharing my knowledge with others, so if you want to learn some of the languages I know, don`t hesitate and ask me to teach you! Besides this, I just adore my 4-year old daughter, chocolate croissants, classic books, techno music, simple but elegant clothes and good inspiring conversation over a cappuccino!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am couchsurfing not just because it is a financially more cost-efficient than renting through Airbnb. There is much more to it - I love socializing with different people and making new friends. My daughter also loves people and everybody loves her, of course! I love learning new things from others and exchanging the knowledge gained by me in my eventful life of almost 34 years ): I have travelled quite a bit already but planning to see more captivating countries in the near future together with my daughter.

Interests

I love cinema, art museums and galleries, cafes and restaurants, book presentations, reading prose and poetry, translating, drawing, painting, playing with my daughter, hiking trips, night club outings etc. I love visiting new cities unexplored yet and meeting other creative people.

• arts
• books
• poetry
• singing
• design
• chocolate
• modeling
• clubbing
• clothing
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• knitting
• painting
• drawing
• music
• hiking
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I love Moby, Tiesto, Chopin, Madonna, Depeche Mode and many others.

Movies: Requiem for a Dream, the Danish Girl, I am yours, Amadeus.

Books: Gadfly, Master and Margarita, Agatha Christie crime stories, Henry Miller`s Black Spring.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I gave birth to my daughter.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach languages, cultural information about various Eastern European countries, knitting as well as singing.

I would like to learn German and some web-design skills such CSS.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My knowledge, my wonderful teas, my clothes, my drawings, my books, my modeling skills as well as, of course, my warm and sincere company!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Italy, Pakistan, Poland, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Pakistan, Poland, Russian Federation, Ukraine, United States