I am a Russian born and grown up in Latvia (Baltic States). When I was 17, I moved to the UK for study purposes. I've lived there for 5 years, and then decided to start over in South America, which was one of my dreams that I managed to fulfill. In October 2015, I've moved to Brazil (São Paulo) and absolutely fell in love with it!!!! <3

I open up to people (sometimes even more than I should) and you will find that I am sincerely interested in your life, and most of all, YOU as a person. I find people fascinating, because we are all so different and so similar at the same time, which strikes me and challenges me a lot.

I will be thrilled to debate and engage in deep and meaningful conversations, or just bullshit and laugh about stupid stuff, lol

I have to say that I spent aaaaages trying to come up with a description of myself, it was even harder than writing a cover letter... In a nutshell, I am determined to make the most of the mutual experience without forgetting to be respectful to you, your time and your house.

At the moment, I am temporarily unable to host guests; yet, I hope that will change soon enough.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to travel and gain unforgettable experience by sharing it with the locals. I would really like to meet new people who are like-minded and, on contrary, profoundly different to exchange ideas, cultural values and have fun together...and maybe even make the friends for a life-time..!!!

I have lived in different host-families during my studies in the UK, and I believe that there is no better way to embrace the culture and become an insider (even temporarily) than learning other people's way of life by sharing the living spaces together.

Interests

Politics, philosophy, current affairs, economics, literature, art, debating, conspiracy theories, travelling and tourism, music, dancing, football, food, night life, cinema...literally, everything one can come up with

• arts
• culture
• writing
• literature
• dancing
• dining
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• soccer
• economics
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC

Deep house, electro, r'n'b, pop, reggaeton, pagode, samba, sertanejo, funk
Classical music for work...THE best :)
When I hear Turma do Pagode I cannot resist singing (even though my voice s*cks..honestly...)

MOVIES

The Last Samurai (THE movie of THE movies), Dr.House (I know the plot of, literally, all of the episodes by heart, haha), but in general, action movies and thrillers (I like a puzzle)

BOOKS

My job is all about reading and writing, so it depends...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Decided to move to Brazil <3

Teach, Learn, Share

I guess the easiest way to convey the message here is to cite the amazing Cleo Wade who said "...The sexiest thing you could ever do is to be wildly and beautifully unafraid." But I prefer to interpret the "sexiest" part in a metaphorical way

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Latvia, United Kingdom