Hi friends! My name is Anastasia and I came from Ukraine. I live in Kyiv with my husband and a cat named Chichi.
The war still goes on in Ukraine and we have regular bomb or drone shellings in Kyiv. All my travels since the beginning of the war are emotional breaks from a constant fear and sleeping disorder.

My Instagram: manastasya1

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is a great opportunity to get new acquaintances around all over the world. Also, it will give me new experience of communication with foreigners and diving into their culture. Couchsurfing brings great inspiration and excitement of being around interesting and so different people who can change my way of thinking.

Interests

I'm fond of solo traveling, cause it's a great way of making new friends in different places (trains, hostels, camps, even on the road). Also, I am a swing dancer. I dance boogie-woogie and lindy hop. I like dancing to live jazz music.

Also, once in 2016, I spent a wonderful summer in the USA. I took part in the student program Work and Travel. At the end of the program, I managed to complete a 2-week trip around 5 big cities (Chicago, Boston, Philly, Washington, New York) all by myself. I was only 19 and had that crazy adventure feeling that helped me to avoid unpleasant situations and meet wonderful people on my way.

At the weekend I like to hang out somewhere among interesting people. Usually, I meet some friends of mine to spend quality time with them or going to the theatre, book or music events by myself. Also, I'm fond of penpalling, postcrossing, different kinds of handmade and photography. As a part of my daily life, I've already used to working out (gym, running, cycling, hiking).

• books
• poetry
• photography
• running
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• cycling
• hiking
• languages
• watching movies
• lindyhop
• postcrossing
• hiking in the mountains
• penpalling
• boogiewoogie

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm fond of Jazz, Indie-Rock and Rock'n'Roll.
- Nat King Cole, The Lumineers, Winterbourne, Kings Of Convenience, 5'nizza, Mac DeMarco, Postman, Hollow Coves, Oasis.

It's quite difficult to say which book is the favorite one, so here is my list:
- "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard Feynman, Ralph Leighton
- "Two captains" and "In front of the mirror" by Veniamin Kaverin
- "The Black Obelisk" by Erich Maria Remarque
- "The Minds of Billy Milligan" by Daniel Keyes
- "The Casual Vacancy" and all books about Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
- "Martin Eden" by Jack London

For more details you can check my Goodreads profile:
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/49298446-anastasia-murha

As for the movies, I'm interested only in thoughtful ones with deep meaning, such as The Intouchables, Forrest Gump, Dead Poets Society, American Beauty, Pay It Forward...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I had a spontaneous idea of Free Hugs. I just stood on the main square of the city with a sheet of paper on which I wrote "Free Hugs". It was one of the greatest my spontaneous ideas ever.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you...
How to dance Shim Sham :)
How to find a common language with dogs and cats? 😺
Also, I would like to take a few photo portraits of you. I like photography.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland, Ukraine, United States