Hey :) I am an alumni student of Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. I majored in Political Science and International Relations. Currently, I study Cultural Heritage at CEU, in Budapest. I love arts, dogs, long walks, deep shit talks and lots of other things.

My IG: https://www.instagram.com/di.gest/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like traveling and meeting new people. This helps me keep on being inspired and curious about life. Unfortunately, I cannot host people, as I live in a small room in a dormitory, but I hope that I'll become a host soon!

Disclaimer: CS is not for dating for me. I don't tolerate flirt or any inappropriate advances in messages or otherwise, so please keep it friendly :)

Interests

I am fond of arts in all possible forms. I worked as a freelance photographer for a while and attended an art school for nearly 10 years. Now I study Soviet modernist architecture and heritage management. Tho, I honestly don't know what to do next in my life, but I guess the time will show :)

• animals
• dogs
• arts
• culture
• literature
• photography
• chocolate
• politics
• painting
• music
• history
• cinematography
• live concerts
• fine art
• cultural heritage
• modernism
• architecure
• soviet architecture

Music, Movies, and Books

I have a diverse and random taste in music. Arctic Monkeys, Jungle, Childish Gambino, Cigarettes after Sex, Frank Ocean, Steve Lacy, King Krule and legends like David Bowie, The Queen, and Led Zeppelin are some of the artists that I admire. I am also a low key vinyl collector.

I looooove movies. Some of the directors I go for are for example Wong Kar-Wai and Wes Anderson. I am a Star Wars fan as well. I watch a lot of "guilty pleasure" kind of series, especially sit-coms (HIMYM, Brooklyn 9-9, Stranger Things, Master of None). Documentaries are great too.

The "Queer Eye" is the best show out there. I think my personality is between Tan and Antoni, but I love all of them.

Books: "L'etranger" by Camus, "The Catcher in the Rye" by Salinger, "Crime and Punishment" by Dostoevsky and I also love authors of magical realism, like Márquez, but usually I don't read a lot of fine literature (sad).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in Azerbaijan for a month in a local family, as a part of my AIESEC volunteering experience, traveled without any documents in Europe in summer 2017 :D (won't do that again)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach me what you enjoy about your life and culture
Learn how to be as cute as I am
Share your dog with me, if you have one

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share some insights about Kazakhstan, my travels, studies, work and I can teach you Russian (course of cursing available).

I can also promise you a free photoshoot (no nudes).

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Azerbaijan, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation