I was born and raised in Russia, but have been moving from one place to another in the last few years.

👍 I travel on a budget (hitch-hiking, cheap flights, camping, walking, couchsurfing), which allows me to see more and have authentic communication with people.

🧘‍♀️ My main interests and activities now include exploring the mind through medition, ⛰️ mountain trekking, communicating with people of varied cultures and views.

No serious achievements in anything, but I might have some skills or knowledge in unexpected subjects (i.e. learning Thai, ant keeping, growing superhot chili, cheese making), because I like to try making stuff of my own. I'd like to build a hut to live in the wild someday.

https://www.facebook.com/anna.litvinuk
https://www.instagram.com/durianna/
https://t.me/annarimashevski

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

CS has a very special spirit of sharing. It’s a unique opportunity to get to know wonderful people worldwide, so different in terms of culture, but similarly friendly and kind. I have little experience here, but I’m eager to explore and become part of this amazing community. Thank you, team CS!

Interests

• literature
• design
• indian food
• hiking
• camping
• phylosophy
• buddhism
• vipassana
• foreign languages
• dystopian fiction
• living off grid
• animals and nature
• ideas of developing just societies
• free happiness for all

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS
Novels with interesting characters, post-apocalyptic genre, stories of surviving harsh stuff (up to memoirs of concentration camps) , dystopias and of building societies, books about social justice, popular science on biology.

Some favs:
The Man Who Laughs (Hugo)
1984 (Orwell)
It (King)
❤️ Where The Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Homo Deus (Harari)
❤️ Harry Potter (Rowling)
The Lord Of The Rings (Tolkien)

MUSIC
I adore musicals, classic piano and New Age, folk…ish, some alternative stuff. I have very intimate relationships with music.

Among well-known names:
Lacrimosa, Queen, Abba, Pulp, Bowie

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- I practice 10-day silent meditation retreats
- Fasted on water for 21 days straight

Teach, Learn, Share

- I can tell about freelancing (interface design)
- How I managed to change my life for the better with Vipassana meditation
- Share successful experience of weight loss, quitting smoking, becoming healthy and fit after years of sedentary work

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook something. I've got a superpower to turn leftovers and simple stuff into something tasty (though my mom thinks otherwise 😅).

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Singapore, Tajikistan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, Thailand