Hi, I'm Dasha! I live in Moscow and work as a graphic designer from home. My work allows me to travel without going on vacation, and it's also not very sophisticated in terms of graphic design, so I always try to learn more and acquire new skills. I finished studying (Swedish language & literature) two years ago, but I still love learning – I want to be more knowledgeable, but I also love to expand my horizons by travelling.

About a year ago I also got into (watching) figure skating which is what drives me to travel the most right now. It also reignited my love for photography, so now I want to travel and see more competitions and take more photos!

I'm quite talkative and outgoing, though I'm fine by myself - I enjoy just walking in a foreign city/country and taking everything in. but I also love meeting new people! If I hit upon a topic I enjoy, I can talk a lot and quite loudly, too. Music is the thing that always brings me joy - I'm nearly always listening to something. I used to play piano but now that I live without a piano, I mostly play guitar – and I sing, as well! I'm always eager to learn new languages, though not that many can fit into my head. Currently I'm trying to focus on learning Japanese. I've studied Swedish and a lot of general Nordic stuff at the uni, so I'm always ready to share random info about that. I can easily ramble about fandom & different obsessions of mine, as well.

I don't tolerate prejudices, stereotypes, any kind of discrimination.

I absolutely LOVE cooking (and trying out new receips). If I'm staying at your place, it would be my honour to cook for you :) I don't like alcohol (just personal taste), only very sweet ciders sometimes, but I don't mind if you drink at all. same with smoking.

I'm currently getting more and more into web-design and computer sciences (not hardcore, but dipping my toes in), so if we have that in common, that'd be awesome. :D

I also really love to use languages other than my native (Russian), so I'm always looking forward to meeting new people wherever I visit!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Would love to meet local people & get closer to the country I'm visiting, offer some of my own experiences, thoughts and knowledge :)

I would also love to offer a place to stay later when I'm a bit more established in my home country (or somewhere else?, but for now I'd be glad to meet up & chat & maybe invite you for tea? So that's a thing! Don't be afraid to hit me up.

Interests

languages, photography, travelling, music, playing guitar, piano & singing, photoshop, nordic everything, learning new stuff, history, cooking & baking, conventions, fandom, web-design,

• singing
• design
• photography
• cooking
• baking
• walking
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• history
• languages
• lgbt
• feminism
• figure skating
• web-design

Music, Movies, and Books

way too many to list. I guess I can say that I love classical music (Brahms is my lifeline), soundtracks, some specific musicals, rock, indie, folk, but generally don't distinguish by genre. I love a lot of Russian rock & minstrel folk, but if we talk English-language bands and artists, I'm into Metric, Divine Comedy, Arctic Monkeys, Mother Mother, Editors, I Am Kloot and some others.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

got myself a girlfriend all across the globe

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn, so whatever you're up to! especially computer things and languages.
I know some guitar basics, I guess I can teach some piano (I've been playing since I was a child, but I'm not sure how well I am at teaching others) and I'm always up for singing sessions :D I know Photoshop and Lightroom fairly well. also, languages.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook you food! play guitar & sing, including songs in Russian. can ramble at you forever about languages, history, figure skating and just share random tidbits of knowledge! whatever fits.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation