Open-minded and curious person discovering the world. I think the only true way to understand people and cultures is to travel. Other ways just don’t work.

I work as an influence marketing manager in finance. Tried to become an influencer myself many times, but failed because I was too lazy to create content all the time. Dreaming of opening my online business this year that will allow me to travel even more and work from all around the globe.

Rien ne développe l’intelligence comme les voyages. - Emile Zola

Instagram: @rubywookiss

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to meet new people

Interests

• writing
• architecture
• fashion
• concerts
• festivals
• dining
• wine
• coffee
• yoga
• walking
• nightlife
• shopping
• painting
• hiking
• swimming
• languages
• psychology
• mountains
• travel
• art
• food
• nature
• watching movies
• museums
• chatting
• urbanism
• history and culture
• collecting snow globes

Music, Movies, and Books

Victor Hugo, Honoré de Balzac, Gustave Flaubert, Leo Tolstoy, F.Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Michael Bulgakov, Albert Camus, George Orwell, Yevgeny Zamyatin, Jean-Paul Sartre, Sergei Dovlatov, Victor Pelevin, Chuck Palahniuk, Vladimir Sorokin

Inception, Limitless, Léon, The Godfather, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Hunger Games, Pulp Fiction, Eyes Wide Shut, Lost in Translation, The Bling Ring, Marie Antoinette, Les Misérables, Jeanne du Barry, Malèna, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Midnight in Paris, The Avengers, Frozen

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in 3 different international families (American, French, Chinese), went to 3 high schools (American, French, Russian)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share a lot of interesting facts about Slavic culture, cuisine and traditions

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Bahamas, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macao, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Russian Federation, United States