Travelling around Europe from Russia is not easy at all: you constantly have to pay for expensive visas, which can be refused, and suffer from loss of money on the exchange rate. That is why I am so glad that I am now studying under the Erasmus Mundus programme, thanks to which I have travelled even in the difficult era of the pandemic! I am an international diplomat by training, speak 4 languages to varying degrees and specialise in Portuguese-speaking countries.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm not an adrenaline junkie, but I do enjoy discovering new places through the eyes of a local... In couchsurfing I look for a friendly attitude, cheerful communication and a willingness to tell and show something interesting <3

Interests

• culture
• singing
• beauty
• psychology
• art
• travelling
• ballet
• classical rock
• academic music

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Big Big Train, Camel, Dream Theater, Fado, Florence+the Machine, Imagine Dragons, Haendel, Hozier, Fratellis, Katherine Jenkins, Marillion, Northlane, Omega, Opeth, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum, Queen, Renaissance, Riverside, Roy Orbison, The Doors, the Guess Who, the Irrepressibles, The Moody Blues, Uriah Heep, Woodkid

Films:

Tarkovsky, 'The Phantom of the Opera', 'Lawrence of Arabia', 'Queen of the Desert', 'Princess of Monaco', 'The Golden Compass', 'Invasion', 'Stoker', 'High Society' 1954, 'Funny Face', 'To catch a thief', 'Mogambo', 'Die Liebe in den Zeiten die Cholera', 'Frida', 'Factory girl', 'Across the Universe', 'Only lovers left alive', 'Mr Nobody', 'Frida'

Books:
Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte; The Painted Veil, Somerset Maugham; The Lionhearted Brothers, A. Lindgren; Jerome K. Jerome; Jeeves and Wooster, P. G. Woodhouse; The Steppenwolf, and Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse; Letters to Brother Theo by Van Gogh; The Foam of Days by Boris Vian; The Inhabited Island by Strugatsky; Solaris by St. Lem; Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Foer; Norwegian Forest and Kafka on the Beach by H. Murakami

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Was robbed in a St Petersbursg hostel and fought my own robbers at night; learned to play the domra - a Russian traditional msical instrument; rode an Emergency Wagon in the Serbian moors

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you genuinely love your city, are respectful of guests, and are willing to listen to long monologues about Russian culture and my strange adventures we have had with friends in various parts of Russia and Europe - from Serbian monasteries to the Republic of Mari El - I would be happy to stay with you!
Also, I am passionate about various kinds of cuisines and gastronomic experiences

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Portugal, Russian Federation, United Kingdom