Hi there! I'm Akmaral, you can call me Aka, as my friends do😉 Im from Kazakhstan, my hometown is Aqtau which is right next to the Caspian sea🌊 but from 2023 I moved to Almaty 🏔️as Im more into mountains and Im in love with hicking, tracking, exploring different and new path of south part of Kazakhstan

Mostly I'm travelling with Workaway volunteering programs. I like active lifestyle, hiking, bicycling, doing yoga, finding different interesting communities, meeting new people, festivals, campings. Grabbing my camera and just going for a walk and get lost in new cities is the favourite activity for me😁

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Ive been always interested in local people's lifestyle, get friends around the world, want to be in a community of travellers, where everyone can help to each other out, give a hints and suggestions on where to go, and what to see. As of from my experience I ve been on some amazing, beautiful places from advice of locals, that ive never even heard or search about from the internet.
And its more interesting for me to know people a bit (even its for a while), listening their stories, about their view of their own country or city, rather than just go and see the places.

Interests

learning languages, traveling, bicycle, roadtrips, sewing, reading, camping, hiking, photography

• photography
• yoga
• chess
• hiking
• camping
• volunteering
• jogging
• sewing
• bicycle
• journaling
• active lifestyle

Music, Movies, and Books

Indie rock bands🤘🏻Arctic Monkeys, Imagine Dragons; sometimes classic music, also loft music for work/ meditation concentration sessions🧘🏻‍♀️GoT, Black Mirror, Arcane series, non-fiction, fiction books, documentary films

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of the best Workaway experience when I first tried it in Turkey, got to know so many amazing people, other volunteers and guests in a hostel where we lived and hang out together, preparing and cooking meals, roaming around the city. That's where I first time celebrated my birthday abroad

Actually there are a lot of stories and amazing things that happened in each country, that Im collecting, that I hopefully would love to share

Teach, Learn, Share

English, Kazakh, Russian languages

What I Can Share with Hosts

Im quite reserved and calm person, and wont make a noise or bother you if you also like calm environment =) but I also like to be in a good company, which I believe you too, so lets get to know each other a little more, by sharing interesting stories and experiences
Also if you have any questions about anything feel free to ask. I can teach you English, Russian and Kazakh if you are interested in)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Turkey, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan