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I will share a few facts about myself that will help us find common topics of conversation:
- I studied Russian philology, tourism and cultural heritage at universities in Russia, Hungary (Erasmus+) and Uzbekistan
- worked as an editor of a travel website, guide and developed tour programs in Russia
- traveled to 55 countries and 51 regions of Russia
- taught English to children in eastern Turkey; restored an abandoned art gallery in the mountains of Bulgaria; built an enclosure for musk oxen in the Arctic; excavated a 9th century BC Scythian burial mound in Siberia; tended Leo Tolstoy's forest at his family estate; restored an early 20th century wooden house in northern Russia.
- was opening a cat hotel in my town.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am happy to be part of the couchsurfing community for over 10 years, here I have learned to trust, share, be tolerant and discovered a world of other cultures and hospitality💙

Interests

I love museums and theaters, movies and cats. If you have a cat and love to talk about it and show photos for hours on end - I will be a great listener😻

• culture
• movies
• traveling
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Russian rock and indie pop band OQJAV. I listen to jazz on vinyl at home

Some films I like: "Ninotchka" (1939) with Greta Garbo; "Onibaba" (1964) aesthetic Japanese black and white horror film; "Nanook from the North" (1922); Midsommar" (2019); Tarkovsky's "Stalker" (1979) on the big screen 💔; Kusturica's "Time of the Gypsies" (1988) and all of Fincher's films

Books: advise travellers to read Jared Diamond's "Collapse. How societies choose to fall or survive" and other books by this author

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent a few days with a Mongolian family in a yurt on Lake Khubsugul.
Article about it: https://journal.tinkoff.ru/mongolia-cheap-trip/

What I Can Share with Hosts

We'll make a Russian dish together!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, Hungary, Russian Federation, Turkey, Uzbekistan