Hello there! I have listed an access to my account for a couple of years, but now I’m back! My name is Angelina (the short form is Lina) and it's really difficult for me to stay in one place for a long period of time because I’m travel addicted and passionate about interesting places and meeting new people all over the world.

No matter where is my home: I was born in Fergana, my childhood was in Krasnodar, south of Russia, I studied creative writing in Moscow for 1 year but left this for volunteer project in Italy, then I moved to Saint Petersburg and spent there 3 years, afterward moved to Denmark for a half of the year for finishing my bachelor at Corporate Communication and Journalism.

I’ve been travelling a lot during my student years, I’ve met a lot of wonderful people all over the world and now since I found the best place for living and my career path in Moscow I would like to put a kindness back and host travellers all over the world who is coming to Moscow. So please, if you want to stay at my place, just briefly explain the purpose of your visit.

I can advise you a lot of good places with tasty food or bars and pubs with the best atmosphere in Russia. Anyway, it'll be a pleasure for me to meet up with somebody for talking about any topics or hanging out. During my trips, I met up with amazing people from different countries and some of them inspired me. That’s why I'd like to help traveler to feel like a local.

If you are reading my description carefully, do start your request with a word “Angelochek!”, it’ll give you an extra bonus while I’ll be exploring your request :)

Currently I am working in product marketing in a corporate world and sometimes taking freelance projects. In my leisure time, I am gym and restaurants addicted, love to spend time with my friends. Also I am a big fan of discovering new things! I have a big list of 225 different to-do’s and I slowly make all wishes from this checklist come true.

Recently I’ve been traveling around Asia and now I’m Buddhism-curious. If you have more experience in meditation practices, vegetarianism and Ayurveda, I’d love to know more about that.

IMPORTANT! Couchsurfing is not Tinder or another dating app, be aware of this before texting me. I’m happily married woman and my spouse would also be happy to meet new travellers from all over the world :)

Usually I’m not judging people for their political views, but, considering the current situation, I would like to mention that I don’t support the actions of Russian government in Ukraine. Also I prefer to avoid any discussion of this topic, and I am not eager to communicate with people who supports any form of violence. I’m pacifist.

Please, be aware that I couldn’t host you for a long period — so the preferable time is 1-3 nights. Also I have a work schedule: Monday-Friday I’m working from 09:00 till 19:00. On weekends I can show you the places around and hang out with you.

My planning horizon right now is way too short — so I will be able to give you an answer for sure no earlier than 2-3 days before your arrival.

My Instagram is @anglaurel. Don’t hesitate to text me if you need any advice :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I really respect the philosophy of CS and people who follows it. Personally for me it's the best way of traveling because you can dive fully into the culture of another country.

Interests

My main interests are marketing and education. I like to listen about IT and Big Data (even if I’m not so proficient at this), and pop-sci, design, blogging, writing, traveling, exploring new places and modern culture, studying languages,

• photography
• blogging
• live music
• business
• journalism
• reading books
• marketing
• it
• gastronomy
• star wars
• marvel

Music, Movies, and Books

STAR WARS, Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Damien Chazelle; Game of Thrones, MARVEL, Lord of Rings, Harry Potter; BoJack Horseman, Rick&Morty; Soviet comedies and dramas by Gaydar, Ryazanov, Zaharov, Tarkovsky.

Postmodern Jukebox, Rammstein, System of a Down, Metallica, Guns and Roses, Celentano, The Beatles, Scorpions, Queen, Valeri Meladze, voices of operas, jazz

Bulgakov, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Strugatskie, Steven Hawking and a lot of nonfiction books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I wasn’t afraid to break with my previous university to start something new

Teach, Learn, Share

Marketing, business, journalism, media, communication, IT, the experience of traveling, cooking, design, production

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share knowledge about my own country, cook traditional Russian food and not only Russian (I like cooking and I know a lot of receipts) and help to speak the Russian language.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Maldives, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Italy, Russian Federation