Hello all over the world!

My name is Elena (some people call me Alena).
I am originally from Russia, Nizhny Novgorod but I Iive in Minsk, Belarus now.

I am happy to be married with my best friend and soulmate Kiril Levkov. He is also experienced traveler and CSer. This is link on his profile: https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/kiril.l

My heart is open to people who love life and are not afraid of new experiences. New impressions - my religion. Traveling and meeting new people is like a water shot for me - necessary) I want to embrace all this big, bright and amazing world!

My facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/elena.s.levkova

PHILOSOPHY

Life is a journey.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting/surfing/CS meeting/helping people

I am here because I like to help travelers, I want to share travel experiences. I want to see the world through of eyes travelers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted a lot of people from different countries since 2012 (from Costa Rica, Austria, Italy, many cities of Russia and etc.)

I surfed in Netherlands , Russia, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, France.

We have made some wonderful and life long friendships with people from all over the world while traveling and hosting via CS.... and we simply want to try and continue doing so as long as we can, through this wonderful community.

Interests

• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• sailing
• volunteering
• cooking and baking
• tall ships regattas

Music, Movies, and Books

movie "Giuseppe Moscati. Healing Love"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Had flight by a balloon

-Tooked part in international sailing regatta "Adventure race 80 dg

-Organised sailing regatta in my city Nizhny Novgorod in September

- I was volunteer for Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Sochi

- I was volunteering Black Sea Tall Ships Race 2014. It was amazing experience!

-Lived and worked in Thailand for 5 months

Teach, Learn, Share

I am living in Minsk not so long time. I haven't explored much but I'd be happy to show you around and explore Belarus together. Or just meeting up to share travel stories/tips.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook traditional Dishes of Russian or Belarusian cuisine

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, France, Germany, Italy, Laos, Lithuania, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, Russian Federation, Thailand

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