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Overview

  • 10 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Thai
  • 47, Female
  • Member since 2006
  • Teaching
  • Usual
  • No hometown listed
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Whatever feels right at the time!!

ABOUT ME

I am happy when the sun is shining and I'm surrounded by nature, so the south of France is a good place for me at the moment!

Since 2002 I have lived in Asia, 6 years in Thailand, with some shorter stints in Portugal, New Zealand, South Korea. A few years ago I took a job in Moscow and lived in Russia for a while, where I met my lovely husband.

In March 2013, we moved to France and I now live in Antibes and work in Monaco.
My husband is Russian and speaks English.
I speak English, French, Russian and Thai (not very well, but I do my best!)

We love to be outside and visit new places and eat good food.
My husband Grisha likes to run and keep fit and he also does a lot of Thai Boxing and martial arts.

We would love to meet people in the area and can host sometimes, depending on our plans.

PHILOSOPHY

I don't think its possible to write it in this box!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Usually when I move to a new place Couch Surfing is my lifeline! In Moscow I attended a lot of meetings and random activities at the weekends.
I was always happy to meet people in Bangkok and show them around..

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I met a lovely guy from Argentina in Auckland who took me out for Korean food. It is great to have a contact when you are new in a city!
After living there for a few months, I met a French guy for coffee and helped him to plan his travels.
I also made contacts in Portugal whilst living there for a few months last year and have had fun with Couchsurfers in Milan and London too!
Moscow couchsurfers rock!
There is always something going on and they are a super friendly helpful bunch!

Interests

Travel, people, cultures, being outside, music, film, food, swimming in the sea and... anything that makes me laugh!

  • arts
  • dining
  • coffee
  • running
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • surfing
  • boxing
  • martial arts
  • swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

I love lots of music for all kinds of reasons. I like to chill out to acoustic sounding stuff and dance to ska/dub/funk/hip hop/soul/reggae!

I like anything that is positive and that you can learn from.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went on a retreat in the south of Thailand which I can honestly say has changed my life!
It also taught me that everything is amazing, it just depends how you look at it.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you change the way you look at things...
The things you look at change!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Egypt, France, Gambia, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Malaysia, Morocco, Singapore, Spain, Tunisia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, New Zealand, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Korea, Thailand

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  • 4 Vouches

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