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Overview
About Me
***AWAY FOR THE NEXT WEEKS, SO CAN'T HOST UNTIL OCTOBER***
CURRENT MISSION
Just moved to Munich, I hope I can make friends in Bavaria and also meet people passing by.
-Workwise, finishing my research before my funding runs out and figuring out whether I should really keep doing this job...
-In life, learning to see the best in every person and learn from every new encounter.
-Reminding myself that nobody posts about their failures and that I am allowed to make mistakes.
-Travelwise, visiting every country in Europe that I haven't been to yet:
EU
-Cyprus
-Luxembourg
Non-EU
-Liechtenstein
-Moldova
-Albania
-Kosovo
-Montenegro
-Serbia
-Bosnia-Herzegovina
-Armenia
-Azerbaijan
-Macedonia
-Isle of Man
-Channel Islands
-Falklands
-Greenland
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I have never had one before, but many of my friends have and keep telling me amazing things. I am realy looking forward to have my first experience.
Interests
I love discovering new people and places. I am hyperactive and I hate routines, so I constantly need to be trying new things. However, I also enjoy having a relaxed afternoon at home, if I have good people around.
Whenever I travel I hate feeling like a tourist, so I do my best to try going to the places only local people go to, and it is one of the things I hope to exploit through CS.
Huge sauna lover, especially Russian-style banja; but any Thermen, SPA, steam room, hammam will do...
If we go dancing or for karaoke, I always pick the worst hits ever (hehe).
I like acoustic concerts in small pubs.
- sauna
- anthropology
- travelling
- linguistics
- ballet
- tea
- naturism
- climbing
- neurodiversity
- баня
- minortity languages
Music, Movies, and Books
Indies, mostly European movies (especially French), although I haven't had lots of time to watch anything recently. Some of them "Billy Elliot"; "Les fabuleux déstins d'Amélie Poulain"; "Princesas"; "Children of Men"; "Five Minutes of Heaven"; "Good bye, Lenin!".
[Ah, yeah, and I confess that I also like some of the Soviet cartoons]
Camus, Dostoyevsky, Kafka, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Ionesco.
5'nizza, folk music, Celtic music, bossa nova, anything related to the Civil Rights movement (gospel, Nina Simone,... ). Shitty flute (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHMmLi8z1HbyhTEvfBgXpyg)
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Travelling (and living) for 8 months through remote villages in Belarus recording stories and trying to create a grammar.
Doing fieldwork in very remote villages of the Caucasus.
Visiting the Himalayas in India
Traveling in the metro in Moscow during rush hour (and not dying!)
Watching a ballet in Champs Elysées.
Following orcas which accidentally got into the Seattle bay, in a tiny yacht.
Teach, Learn, Share
I'm really excited to learn about your language and culture. I would be happy to learn at least a few sentences in your mother tongue(s).
I would definitely enjoy listening to your travel adventures if you want to share any.
What I Can Share with Hosts
***AWAY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, SO CAN'T HOST UNTIL EARLY SEPTEMBER***
My secret recipee for tortilla (potato omellette)
Basics of guitar or bass.
Countries I’ve Visited
Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Scotland, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Vatican City State, Wales
Countries I’ve Lived In
Belarus, England, France, Germany, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain