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  • 31 references 26 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Lithuanian, Spanish; learning Italian
  • 28, Female
  • Member since 2015
  • Spanish teacher
  • Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics in Vilnius University, T...
  • From Trakai, Trakai, Lithuania
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About Me

We support Ukraine🇺🇦
If you are pro-russian or have pro-russian mindset or your are not against putin and the war, please do not send a request or get in touch with us. Slava Ukraini! 💛💙

*My fiancé, our dog and I live in a cosy apartment close to the centre of Kaunas and right by the train and bus stations. Since we have an extra room with a couch we enjoy hosting some travellers and adventurers. We are happy meeting new people and sharing experiences. Both of us spent multiple summers working and travelling around the US. We did this as a summer exchange program and we were working there selling educational books for American families with Southwestern Advantage company. We made many cool friendships travelling around the world and also hosting people, so we are glad to continue this experience in our homecountry. We also hope that you love dogs, our mallinois boy Eko is a friendly and lovely compagnion *

Summer 2020 we got back to our home country after living 8 months in Spain (Denia, Alicante) where I was doing an internship in a Lithuanian school.

I am a Spanish teacher and from September I am working in two secondary schools in Kaunas as well as teaching private Spanish classes online.
In the evening I am taking university classes, so my schedule is busy at this moment it does not leave me a lot of free time.

Myself I am in love with exploring and travelling. Summer 2021 I visited Ciudad de Mexico and then spent my 5th summer in the Texas, US selling educational books door to door with Southwestern Advantage program.

I also have spent two semesters studying in Santiago de Compostela (Galicia, Spajn) and in a little paradise called Càdiz (Andalucía, Spain).

My BIGGEST PASSION though is WALKING. I walked St. James Way (Camino de Santiago) in Northern Spain of 840 km in a month!

*LITHUANIA * Kaunas Technology University * Vilnius University * Universidad de Cadiz * Universidad de Santiago de Compostela * lituano, ingles, español, italiano* bookgirl * wanderlust * vagabunda * salsa * people person * music * concerts * nature * mountains * hike *

I value education and love being a student:
* Currently doing a second year of Master's of Educology, Kaunas Technology University, Lithuania
* School Pedagogy diploma, Vilnius University, LT*
* Bachelor's in Linguistics: Spanish and English, Vilnius University, LT *

PROUD OF: Have done 5 summers in the USA as an exchange student with Southwestern Advantage selling educational books door to door to American families. This experience has made me more tough mentally, more adventurous and gave me a lot of confidence and courage to do big things in life.
I have lived and worked in different places in US: Albuquerque (New Mexico State), Birmingham (Alabama), Austin (Texas), El Paso (Texas), Rio Grande area (Texas).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I live with a desire to travel and explore the world. Mi casa està en donde estè yo. Mi hogar està en donde estè mi corazon.

Interests

Discovering new things in life, seeing new places. I love nature, forest and everything around me.

  • concerts
  • traveling
  • bouldering
  • music
  • hiking
  • mountains
  • people
  • roller skating
  • bicycle
  • enjoying life
  • live concerts
  • cuban salsa
  • acoustic music
  • writing letters

Music, Movies, and Books

Rock/indie/alternative music, rock, hard rock, pop rock.

I love watching good movies as well as listening to good music. I really prefer live music and love going to concerts!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1) Jumping off with ropes from Trijų mergelių tiltas (The Bridge of The Three Virgins) in Kaunas.
2) Angels Landing hike in Zion's national park.
3) Selling educational books door to door in the USA.
4) Northern Camino de Santiago.
5) An air Balloon flight in Vilnius city.

Teach, Learn, Share

Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it.
It is ok to be scared. DO IT SCARED.
Action cures fear.
Ask for what you want.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My TOP recommendations for visiting Kaunas (you will find more under the house description):

First, go to Tourist info center and get the map for the street art in Kaunas (you can see quite a few pieces of amazing graffities all around the city center and oldtown!).

An amazing composition of street art: Kiemo Galerija
https://maps.app.goo.gl/V6311EuSq9tAmCcn8

Graffiti The Pink Elephant:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/sMvTMfYZ5ck6op6J6

Then you can go up the big church to see the city from the rooftop: https://goo.gl/maps/Y2FV69Aq5oraycks8

A super cool museum "Atomic Bunker" of Russian KGB spies and the World War II and The Cold War (you only can come booking a tour in advance):
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Z3aJ8dzLii3qMH2a7

Also, a very cool ride with old-fashioned Funicular in Žaliakalnis (a neirbourhood just right by the center): https://goo.gl/maps/sVXV4AtTJEK8QtN69

Finally, Santaka (The Neris and Nemunas rivers croos together). You will find it by the Castle at the end of the oldtown: https://goo.gl/maps/FdvPJJwj7hmVr4At7

During spring or summer, I reccomend visiting beautiful VDU Botanical Garden:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/DpS7RmzNbv8Pwy8J8

For Lithuanian food (try CEPELINAI and SALTIBARSCIAI) and drink GIRA: Berneliu Uzeiga (they have a couple different locations in town): https://goo.gl/maps/JUNRJj2bRMnEWTQSA

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, France, Italy, Latvia, Mexico, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Lithuania, Spain, United States

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