ABOUT ME

I'm a 21 year old uni student with a penchant for intercultural encounters and foreign languages, about which I like to learn both in class and firsthand. I think the globe is an infinite book of stories, and my hope is to read and understand as many of its pages as humanly possible!

PHILOSOPHY

"One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye."

«On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.»

- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Interests

Creative (journal, short story) writing and experimental poetry; painting; sketching; illustrating literary works (esp. fantasy and fairy tales); learning foreign languages (next project: becoming fluent in Spanish, Italian, Latin); yoga, meditation, nature walks, outdoor running; rhythmic gymnastics and acrobatics; translation of literary texts; travel photography and film-making; visiting museums, opera, ballet performances; studying diasporic literature, visual mass media, semiotics, the history of fashion, the history of architecture.

• writing
• books
• literature
• poetry
• architecture
• fashion
• photography
• sketching
• ballet dancing
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• traveling
• painting
• opera
• outdoor activities
• gymnastics
• communications
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Alchemist, Lolita, Don Quixote, Les Fleurs du Mal, Le Petit Prince, poetry by Alexander Pushkin, novels by Jules Verne, plays by Molière

Movies: Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, Fight Club, American Beauty, The Tree of Life, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Into the Blue, Leon the Professional, The Fifth Element, Life of Pi, Lost in Translation, Slumdog Millionaire, Spirited Away, Thelma & Louise.

Music: Enya, Yann Tiersen, Nouvelle Vague, Bossa Nova mixes, The Cardigans, The Velvet Underground, Coeur de Pirate, Enigma, Grimes, Crystal Castles, Queen, Pink Floyd, Tegan and Sara, The Strokes, No Doubt, Indochine, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Okean Elzy, Infected Mushroom, 30 Seconds to Mars, Moby, Ruslana.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, France, Russian Federation, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, France, Ukraine