My name is Aliia. Me and my boyfriend Yaroslav host.
I'm from Kazakhstan and for now live in Ukraine, Kyiv. I have a big family, there are 3 sisters and i'm the elder one. Yara and me have been living together for half a year. We have a real nice apartment like a studio, our district is full of pretty houses and trees, so it's a perfect place for walking, doing sport and just relax. It's an edge of the Kyiv but there is no problem to go out to the center of city.
I'm drawing and adore art, i study both art and economics. Now i have holidays, it means more free time, so during this time i'm working in very cute grocery and as photographer's model because of my exotic appearance. At off-work time Yara and me enjoy skateboarding, play ping-pong, watch different movies and hanging out with real cool people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We are beginners of traveling and soon we will have our first big foreign trip to Italy. So we decided to meet new people from other countries and perhaps find out something new, make new friends from all of the world )
We are ready to explore new cities, show our beautiful city Kyiv, getting something new and share our knowledge.

Interests

• arts
• books
• modern art
• photography
• tattoos
• music festivals
• italian food
• cooking
• modeling
• walking
• shopping
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• rock music
• fencing
• swimming
• art history
• economics
• art
• films
• watching movies
• learning languages
• sport
• travels
• reading books
• living abroad
• learning new languages
• listening to music
• have fun
• watching films
• art museums
• ukraine
• tattoo
• table games
• graphics
• watching football
• watching series
• eating good food
• walking in nature
• tattooing
• pingpong
• have a drink
• living life to the fullest
• living in the moment
• eating new foods
• ukrainian
• kazakhstan
• cooking with friends

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite styles of music are rock'n'roll, alternative rock, indie rock, classic rock, hard'n'heavy,Ukrainian music. But anyway i'm opened of something new, if you have another taste of music, i'll gladly listen to your music)
I don't have exactly beloved films and books but there are some of them,that i'd reread and re-watch again. For example, some Remark's, Salinger's, Maugham's books and films like The Shawshank Redemption, Fight Club,Inception, La vita è bella, Léon, Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain,Inglourious Basterds , V for Vendetta,The Wolf of Wall Street include this list )

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once Yara and me skateboarded all night around the city and saw the beautiful sunrise. One another thing - we impulsive got ink done, there were matching tattoos. We want to live this moment and don't feel sorry of done.

Teach, Learn, Share

We want to get to know something new from foreign cultures and countries and share knowledge of our country, make new friends.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I could share my knowledge of art, show Ukrainian art gallery and draw your portrait, tell you about interesting places in Ukraine and Kyiv, cook Ukrainian food and have fun as much as possible.

Countries I’ve Visited

Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ukraine