My name is Dana and I'm 23 years old, born in Almaty, Kazakhstan. My mother tongue is Russian.
I speak also Bulgarian, English, German and a bit Polish :)
Since 2006 I live in Sofia, Bulgaria, where I graduated International Russian Embassy School.
I have also lived in Vienna (Austria) for 6 months to learn German and studied Photography at Cracow School of Art and Fashion in Cracow (Poland) for one year.
I'm working as a Senior Technical Support with German and English in Convergys for Avaya project. I have also worked in Ingram Micro and Appen.

You can always check (also write, like and comment :P) me and my photos on:
instagram https://www.instagram.com/danatolesh
facebook https://www.facebook.com/danatolesh
behance https://www.behance.net/danatolesh

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have registered on CS in 2015, but never tried it, I love traveling and it's time to try something new - experience CS and meet local people :) I'm often traveling alone or with my boyfriend.

Interests

photography, fashion, traveling, food, literature, movies

• animals
• arts
• literature
• fashion
• photography
• technology
• movies
• traveling
• music
• business
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Gabriel García Márquez - One hundred years of solitude
Gabriel García Márquez - Chronicle of a death foretold
Milan Kundera - Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí 1982;
Orwell - 1984
Theodore Dreiser - A Trilogy of Desire (3 books: The Financier (1912); The Titan (1914); The Stoic (1947)
Irwin Shaw - Rich Man, Poor Man 1969;
Michel Houellebecq: Les Particules élémentaires 1998), La Possibilité d’une île 2005), La carte et le territoire 2010;
Frédéric Beigbeder - 99 francs 2000;
Guy de Maupassant - Bel-Ami 1885;
Patrick Süskind - Das Parfum. Die Geschichte eines Mörders 1985;
Гюго - Человек, который смеется (L'Homme qui rit 1860e), Собор Парижской Богоматери (Notre-Dame de Paris 1831);
Daniel Keyes - Flowers for Algernon 1966;
Scott Fitzgerald - The rich boy
Lisa See - Shanghai Girls 2009;
Hank Moody - God Hates Us All;
Хорхе Букай - 20 шагов (Bucay Jorge);
Борис Акунин - Азазель 1998;
Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice 1813;
Михаил Булгаков - Мастер и Маргарита 1967, Собачье сердце 1968;
Oscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray 1890;
Ernest Miller Hemingway - Miss mary’s Lion 1961;
Куприн: Олеся, Поединок, Гранатовый браслет, Суламифь;
Бунин: Господин из Сан-Франциско, Антоновские яблоки, Темные аллеи, Чистый понедельник, легкое дыхание, Солнечный удар;
Максим Горький - Макар Чудра 1892, Старуха Изергиль 1894, Челкаш 1895, На дне 1902;
Сидни Шелдон: Интриганка, Ничто невечно, Рухнувшие небеса, Сорвать маску, Мельницы богов, Оборотная сторона полуночи, Конец света; Михаил Шолохов: Судьба человека 1957, Тихий Дон; Борис Пастернак - Доктор Живаго 1957; Фадеев - Разгром 1926; Дейв Робертс - Моя девушка живет в сети; Джон Гришэм - Рождество с неудачниками; Солженицын - Один день Ивана Денисовича, Матренин двор; Василий Макарович Шукшин: Чудик, Миль пардон, мадам; Джулия Кеннер - Прадокс Прада

Movies: life is too short to write them all down :P

Music: I am a meloman, depends on the mood, weather or place, from Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Abba to Eminem, Parov Stelar and Gorgon city

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hope a lot but it's hard to write even one thing here on my profile, however I'm looking forward to try/tell more about it :)

Teach, Learn, Share

information about my country, language, interests and hobbies

What I Can Share with Hosts

ridiculous stories, good mood, positive vibes and interesting souvenirs from Bulgaria :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Poland