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Overview

  • 23 references 13 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian, Japanese, Russian
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Free-lance interpreter, city guide, languages teacher, pa...
  • Painting, Art history, languages, teacher
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

In 2019 my life has changed, I got married and in 2020 had a child =) I guess from now on I will have a little different kind of family travel, so it would be nice to meet people with children to share experiences in ecological ways of life!
Still I like painting which I can teach, I like teaching as well and traveling, especially in a beautiful nature =)

ABOUT ME

I am open-minded, communicative and friendly, and I have many friends around the world. My favorite saying is "Don't have 100 rubles but have 100 friends", and I have checked that so many times! And I am happy to help others as well. For me there are no countries, races or nationalities - I try to see what people have in their hearts, and it doesn't matter how one look from outside - it's a BEAUTY of SOUL that makes a person REALLY BEAUTIFUL!

To speak about traveling, I am free and easy to move away - I lived in many places, and my home is just where I stay for the moment. I like meeting new people and learning different views on life and world we are living in. I need traveling like an air to breathe! And I always prefer to stay with locals to have more authentical experience of my trip.

I love experiencing new places and feeling its history and precious here and now. I am interested in eastern philosophies as Buddhism and Veda and love to visit sacral places as well (which I did a lot in India and Japan).

PHILOSOPHY

Live as if you have to die tomorrow; learn as if you gonna live forever (Indira Gandi) - that is my philosophy =)
If you wanna change the world - start from yourself, and the world will change too!
Remember that everything in our life comes from our thoughts! You live as you think - so you should control your thoughts and try NOT to think negative things!!!
Be ALWAYS POSITIVE!
Check, what are you thinking about at the moment? =)
I'd like to share love and shine from my heart with all the world around me =)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host people at my home and I often meet l in Moscow and Petersburg and take them around, trying to make a good impression about my country. I work as an interpreter and a guide so I often have a chance to introduce Russia to ppl who come here for the first time - and so far I am happy they liked it!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's a great thing! I have already met many interesting people here, have surfed, have hosted and I enjoy it, it's what I was looking for! And well - I am always lucky with amazing people I meet =) hope they are also lucky with meeting me! ;)

Interests

arts, music, drawing, yoga, traveling, teaching children, meeting new people, japanese language, italian language, world cultures, spirituality
-non-smoker
-no alcohol
-yoga&healthy life

  • arts
  • beauty
  • vegetarian
  • yoga
  • walking
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • music
  • buddhist
  • teaching
  • history
  • languages
  • philosophy
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

ones that make you think about something, make me kinder, fulfil me with light, love and inspire to help others and live happy!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

walking around the rice fields in Long-Ji in China
seeing the fallen snow in Nepal's mountains at 4000 meters high
sleeping in the desert of Jaisalmer in India
seeing cherry blossoming in Kullu valley, Northern India

Teach, Learn, Share

I have 2 pedagogical educations, so I can teach you anything even if I dunno it myself well xDDD
seriously - I am an artist and language tutor so I can teach you many interesting things) Also recently ppl say that I became kind of philosopher - well life and travels had taught me many things...wanna talk about it? ;)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hmmm... Some positive energy and buddhist philisophy, maybe? ;)
Sure first of all my hospitality and advice about what to do and see in my country.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Monaco, Nepal, Poland, San Marino, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Japan, Russian Federation

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