CURRENT MISSION

Be the change you want to see in the world

ABOUT ME

studying nonviolent communication; working for an NGO that teaches people to resolve conflicts

in my spare time - dancing: member of local contact improvisation community. Also dancing Lindy hop. Occasionally giving classes on improvised movement
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In life and in traveling, I am interested in people and in the nature. How people are living together. How they are living together with nature.
And also in beauty - but I find beauty in so many different things...

PHILOSOPHY

Soyez réaliste, demandez l'impossible. = Be realistic, demand the impossible.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've met a lot of wonderful people while hitchhiking in Western Ukraine. Then I was lucky to find great host and travel companions in Ukraine, Poland and Romania. I appreciate that and feel like passing on the good vibe)

I can advice on contact improvisation, contemporary dance in Kyiv. But I don't drink, and I'm not a party girl, so I have no information about pubs / nights clubs in Kyiv etc.)

Interests

- dance: contemporary and contact improvisation; lindy hop

- body: bodywork, body-oriented psychotherapy, the way body functions in generall, body-mind connection.

- psychology and non-violent communication

- travelling

• dancing
• psychology
• hitchhiking
• nature
• contact improvisation
• contemporary dance
• nonviolent communication

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Richard Bach, "Illusions";
Terry Pratchett,
Olga Gromyko, fantasy novels;
Mark Twain
Gerald Durrell
Brene Brown, "The gifts of imperfection"
Ken Wilber, "Grace and Grit"

Music: Poets of the Fall, Shinedown, MUSE, Skillet, Franz Ferdinand, Panic at the Disco, One Republic, Maroon 5, Nickelback, Three Days Grace, GOTAN Project, Би-2, Сплин, Диана Арбенина, Pianoboy, Несчастный случай, Машина времени etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

listened to people's stories of beauty and pain

Teach, Learn, Share

What I know about nonviolent communication, contact improvisation, bodymind practices.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can bring sweets or souvenirs of your liking. I can share everything I know.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, Ukraine