Hello! My name is Daria (or you can call me Dasha as well), I am 19-years old student from Moscow, Russia.
I study at the HSE-university (which is Higher School of Economics) at the department of communication, media and design. Mostly I study AD and PR.

I concern myself to be positive, kind and open-minded person :) My friends also say that I'm kind of funny and a bit slow sometimes - that's true, I don't like being in a rush, prefer to enjoy every moment and notice small things. And funny - yesss, sometimes I look really weird and can't stop laughing about some strange jokes! haha

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

First off - unfortunately right now I can not host anybody in my small apartament in Moscow, sorry for this :( BUT I am always up for a meeting and showing you some nice places in Moscow! Don't hesitate to contact me!

I believe CS is great thing for adventurous travellers who want to get to know new places through the eyes of locals. And I also believe it's not only places you see that make the trip unforgetable, but the people you meet on your way!

Interests

Travelling (obviously!), reading, listening to the music, dancing (I used to attend some classes, but now do it just at home or sometimes at the parties), sometimes knitting and cooking and....searching the Net! YES!
I'm a bit fan of blogging stuff and moreover I even have my own small blog in Intagram (@dashaashpina), where I share my recommendations about what to see in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. You can have a look ;)

• design
• dancing
• cooking
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• knitting
• music
• communications
• economics
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Indie, Jazz, Pop, Hip-hop....actually I can listen to any kind! Though I am absolutely In love with Adele, Florence + the Machine, the Killers, Coldplay, The Beatles, Frank Sinatra and....okay, many many others!

Movies: The same as with music, I can easily watch any kind of movies, but my favourite genre is romantic comedy - like Notting Hill, About Time or Midnigh In Paris, you know ;)

Books: just to name some of my beloved ones: The Catcher in The Rye, The Great Gatsby, A Moveable Feast...and of course great russian literature - Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Goncharov, Dovlatov etc - I admire their books deeply and so proud to be able to read them in original.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well, that is not easy to answer, haha
But I'll try:
1. As a 15-years old child I went all alone to the South of France for 3 weeks, to live with a french woman who didn't speak English at all. And my French was very (I mean VERY VERY) limited. That was kind of a challenge :)
2. Managed to lose 22 kilos of my weight. Yesss!
3. Coped with my fear to come and get acquainted with strangers. Sometimes it can turn out into something very interesting, really!

Teach, Learn, Share

You know I'm not a teacher at all. But It would be really cool to know that somehow you learnt something from spending some time with me. I suppose we all teach each other something every day, and also learn.

I always want to learn something new about life in general from talking to people. And some interesting stuff as well - like cooking fancy dishes or may be crafting etc :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

First of all - my positive energy and emotions! Then I can surely help you with anything I can, with housekeeping or whatever - just ask me ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation