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Overview

  • 25 references 14 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Russian; learning Spanish
  • 41, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Manager
  • Bachelors of Engineering, Post Grad in Linguistics
  • From Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Be everywhere, see everything, meet everyone, not to miss out in anything.

ABOUT ME

I love travelling,it's my favorite thing in the world! It's amazing how many cultures and traditions are there, and i want to see and learn them all, so i'm slowly but surely moving in that direction. I love that feeling of adventure when you arrive to a new country and you never know what is waiting for you there, the only thing you know is that no matter what the trip is gonna be awesome!

PHILOSOPHY

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams. - Ashley Smith

Waste no more time talking about great souls and how they should be. Become one yourself!- Marcus Aurelius Antononus

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I heard a lot about CS from my friends, so I decided to try it for myself.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CS experience is always positive, I love it!

Interests

I love dancing, it's my passion and probably the main interest in my life, after travelling that is! I really enjoy reading, listening to music, learning languages, doing yoga and pilates, going to concerts and festivals, meeting new people, talking and having fun with my friends.

  • beauty
  • concerts
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • yoga
  • pilates
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I love so many movies but my favourites are Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Notebook, Sin City, Pulp Fiction, Dirty Dancing and so on.

Music: Nora Jones, Pink Floyd, The Shins, Blur, The Beatles, Killers, Radiohead, Zemfira, John Martin, REM, MGMT, The Nationals, Armstrong, Air, Bell x1, Beck, David Bowie

Books of Dostoevskiy, Ien Benz and George Orwell, Perfume-The Story of a Murder by Patrick Züskind

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visiting the temples near Siem Reap in Cambodia at dawn.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to learn Spanish properly (this is my next goal).
As I'm Russian, I can teach Russian - So if you want to learn, you're welcome to any help that I can give you...

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Poland, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Ireland, Russian Federation, United States, Uzbekistan

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