I am Ukrainian refugee, currently living in Paris. 22yo studying Korean language and culture in one of the French universities.

I love travelling, dancing contemporary and hip-hop, listening to all the type of music (starting with national chants and finishing some rap), getting to know other people, their cultures, languages (geeky about finding similar things in different languages through vocabulary/grammar or expressions and huge fan of sociolinguistics), customs and traditions

Very open-minded person, extremely empathetic, expressive, cute (according to lots of people), optimistic and talkative.

If ever you are curious about my experience as a refugee or the person who spent first 3 weeks of full-scale war in Kharkiv - I am an opened book and will gladly share it with you. However, if you don’t feel like bringing the topic to the table, it’s perfectly fine as well

Love travelling with all my heart - one of the hobbies that brings the feeling of “living” and not simple “existence” in my life.
Have been to 12 countries so far, but came back to several of them to discover different regions (3 times in Spain, 4 times in Poland, 3 times in Czech Republic, 5 times in Hungary, 2 times in Belgium, you got the idea 😉🤝😁)

Love meeting people from different corners of planet and share some cool experiences together)
Hope you will become one of them 👀🤞

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am here because this is a really cool opportunity to get to know lots of people and their cultures 👌

Interests

• arts
• culture
• writing
• concerts
• walking
• music
• languages
• sociology
• language exchange
• sightseeing
• films
• hanging out
• languages and cultures
• critical thinking
• international culture
• getting to know people

Music, Movies, and Books

"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
Little women

« Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I remember. Involve me, and I learn.”
Anne with an E

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumping with a parachute, being painted, learnt how to do hinkali, wandering in Portuguese fields, being accepted to 5 exchange programs, survived bombardments and fierce shelling, I guess there’s something more, but extraordinary is a bit subjective to me 😅
What might seem extraordinary for me can be very ordinary to you and vice versa

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach French and English for children (3 years of teaching experience)
I learn French, English and Korean
I share my time, my story and my experience

What I Can Share with Hosts

Due to policy of my dorm, only my time, knowledge and experience in some particular domains

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Ukraine