Easy-going. open-minded person! I prefer "wild" travelling, without any plans, spontaneity is my second name!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

So let me tell you my little story, the story full of life and experience! My name is Alina)
I am 22 years old, originally Russian, but mentally the world person.
I have just finished the Moscow State University of International Relations. My University is the only university in the world listed in the Guinness Book of Records – it is named the only educational establishment teaching 53 foreign languages full-time, so you can imagine how many different cultures and students we have met and explore during the studding period.
Moreover since the first year me and my friend have organized the International University Club where we had the opportunity to meet and help students from all other the world, certainly it has changed our minds greatly, so now there is no doubt that the world is full of amazing people you could share your life vision and experience with.
I am sure that it is not possible to explore the world and different cultures without speaking foreign languages, so one of my hobby is to share my language knowledge with the younger generations, so I have been teaching english and french languages for last several years, I have also been the camp counselor many times during the summer period. We are responsible for the future generations, so we have to share as much as possible with children (but sometimes I am questioning who whom learns more).
My second passion is traveling. I have visited many countries from Asia to America, meeting amazing people, volunteering in different stuff (ones I have even lived in Tibetan temple helping local people cleaning grounds). So now since I have finished the university I would like to travel and explore the local life and culture by staying with and helping people all other the world.
I am also a photographer, so I hope one day I could organize my personal photography exhibition showing the beauty of the world and different cultures.
I absolutely sure that traveling is the best way to find out yourself, because meeting new people, learning new cultures, getting to know the differences between peoples life - is what we are living for, what makes us strong-minded and what is very important - it also helps us to understand better OUR own culture!
Communication with the locals is the only way we can open the real life of the country we are traveling around, so we have to share! Where-ever you are, you always need somebody to talk to)
According to my experience, all the best memories made during the traveling are all about the people I have met, so I am here to share!

Interests

• cooking
• walking
• traveling
• surfing
• languages

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Was a counselor of 25 amazing 10 years old children during 2 months in a summer camp

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Laos, Nepal, North Korea, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation