I was born in Samarkand. I graduated my bachelor's degree at Silk Road International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage. My specialty is tourism management and I'm working as a tour guide since 2023.

• Experience:
So far, I've experienced as a guide and translator for a number of guests who came for international events in Samarkand.
Here they're, those guests and events:
• Top VIP guests from Georgia 🇬🇪 (Minister of Finance, deputy minister and their focal person) | AIIB Annual meeting, September 25-26, 2024
• Journalists from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 | "Melodies of the East" International Music Festival August 25-31, 2024
• Worked as a team translator for guests from different countries | EBRD 2023
• Number of free and paid tours with the guests from different parts of the world.

• Personality: I'm an ambiviert person. I like to have a lot of friends from different parts of the world. I'm always keen on learning different languages, cultures and traditions.

• Astrology: For those who are interested in astrology to know my personality in-depth, I can share my sign: I'm a Leo Sun, Scorpio Moon and my Rising is Taurus ))

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My major sphere is tour guiding and interpretation. So that's why, I really want to meet with foreign people and gain experience by showing them interesting and historical places of Samarkand. Plus, this is a great chance for me to develop my communication skills by meeting up with different people from all around the world.

Interests

- Sharing my culture and history with different travellers
- Learning foreign languages and traditions.
- Reading historical books
- Watching astronomical videos and apocalyptic movie.
- Playing Chess and Uno Cards.

• arts
• cooking
• history
• travelling
• watching movies
• reading books
• astrology
• driving
• learning new languages
• nature photography
• walking in nature
• writing poems
• learning cultures

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite music:
Honestly, I don't often listen to musics )) If I listen, I choose them depending on my mood. So I don't have only favourite song or singer. I may mention some mostly listened musics for now (changeable)
Timbaland - Give It To Me (2007)
Cigarettes After Sex - Sunsetz, Apocalypse (2017)
Joe Dassin - Et si tu n'existais pas (1975)
+ most songs of Lana Del Rey, Adele and Tarkan (turkish singer)

Favourite Books:
David Bach's - The Latte Factor
Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina
George S. Clasom - The richest man in Babylon

Favourite Movies:
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
2012 (2009)
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
Vivarium (2019)

What I Can Share with Hosts

You can discover different parts (even unknown ones))) of Samarkand with me including:
• historical (Registan, Bibi Khanum mosque, Guri Emir mausoleum, Observatory of Mirza Ulugbek, Shakhi Zinda mausoleum)
• local parts (shopping places, educational areas, entertainment places)
• the restaurants where you can taste our traditional foods (plov, manti, some, chuchvara etc)
• museums (art paintings, traditional customs)
• markets where you can buy national clothes and souvenirs
I believe you'll have an exciting and memorable trip with me ❤ :)

I'm a paid local tour guide but just hanging out is free for you 🤗

Feel free to contact me on WhatsApp (+998 97 288 25 48) or Instagram (@zulfina_rashidova) any time you want!

Welcome to Uzbekistan! 🇺🇿