People say I'm fun to be around.
I love dogs, poetry, live concerts, and sea.
Crazy about learning languages!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Staying with locals is way better than sitting within four walls at hotel
P.S. I'm new to Couchsurfing yet friends call it an amazing experience

Interests

Dancing, reading books, hiking, cooking, traveling & learning languages

• dancing
• reading
• traveling
• camping
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

All kinds of music, as a cliche, depending on my mood; from Metallica to Vivaldi, from French chanson to mainstreaming k-pop
I am a bookworm. Some of my favorite writers & books: Charles Bukowski, Abay Kunanbayev, Omar Khayyam, Teodor Dreiser, Chingiz Aytmatov, Dostoevsky, Shakespearian sonnets, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Jack London, Pushkin, Virginia Wolf and more
I love old movies: Shawshank Redemption, 8 Mile, Dead poets' society, Sabrina, Some like it hot, Mona Lisa Smile, Proposal starring Sandra Bullock

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Dropped out of Graduate school to pursue my passion for traveling and living abroad

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach, learn and share languages!

What I Can Share with Hosts

My culture and some good food

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Spain, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Kazakhstan, Spain, Turkey, United States