In September 2017 I moved from Moscow to Auckland with my partner and keep enjoying amazing New Zealand so far. I walk a lot, meet new people, take pictures and discover as much as I can.

I have been always combined creative and digital fields in my work - that's a way of keeping life balance for me. For 2,5 years I was working as web administrator and e-learning specialist in Moscow and was freelance photographer and florist at the same time. Here in Auckland I started with floristry and brought my passion to nature into floral design.

I can't call my adaptation here smooth. In spite of having big travel experience and a long period of living in another country I still feel it quite challenging to communicate with locals and travelers, so I'm on the way of overcoming my fears and anxiety.

I'm looking for friends and artistic collaborations. I also would be happy to help someone to bring good ideas into life and contribute to creating beautiful projects. Feel free to check my website: thesplashes.tilda.ws just in case we may have common tastes.

I permanently interested in improving my language and communicational skills, so I would be glad to meet open-minded and patient people to practice English beyond small talk. It can be even fun if you able to speak not too fast :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm again curious about it!
CS helped me several times to find nice people in unknown places and I still believe in its magic.

Interests

Beauty of simple things.

• arts
• culture
• dancing
• cooking
• traveling
• painting
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: all russian classics,
favorite writers: Ivan Bunin, Anton Tchekhov, Sergey Dovlatov. Hermann Hesse, John Fowles, Franz Kafka, G.G. Markes, Stefan Zweig, Francoise Sagan, Scott Fitzgerald, Ray Bradbury, Susan Sontag,Roland Barthes

Music: Gogol Bordello, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, The Doors,Pink Floyd, Morrissey, Simon&Garfunkel, Jonny Cash, Radiohead, The Beatles, the Killers, Placebo, Tocotronic, Elliot Smith, Nina Simon, Alt-J, Regina Spector, The Baseballs, Cocteau twins, Cure, Morphine, Element of crime, etc.
SKA and Rock-n-roll as well

Movies:
Three colors: white blue and red
Fanny and Alexander, Cries and Whispers,œAutumn
sonata; The Dreamers; L'Auberge Espagnole; the Russian Dolls; La solitudine dei numeri primi; Love and Death; Factory girl, Unmade Beds, Mulholland Drive, Tillsammans, Stealing Beauty

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach:
-russian language
-watercolour painting
-cooking
-yoga

I would like to learn:
-playing ukulele or any ethnic musical instruments
-swing dancing
-graphic design
-massage

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Montenegro, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia, New Zealand, Russian Federation

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