Available to host in DC through mid January :-) Authentic requests only, please

Born in Crimea (Russia), have a home in Washington, DC and another one in Italy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I started hosting surfers during my first year of college when I was 17 years old. It was in the center of Florence, Italy. Had to lie about my age that year ;)

Traveling so much, I feel it's important to make local connections and build on life-long friendships this way; I've met my few best friends on here and we continue to visit each other throughout the years!

Interests

I obsessively dedicate myself to a new hobby every month - from yoga to pole dancing to bachata.

• performing arts
• photography
• piano
• travel
• food
• ballet
• pole dance
• learning new skills

Music, Movies, and Books

Lolita, by Nabokov
I read it in both English & Russian

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've performed at both Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center

Teach, Learn, Share

Enjoy the moment :-) Live vicariously. Buy 1-way airplane tickets. Backpack. Take risks. Go where the wind takes you.

"Do you know how you must come to Turkey, my friend? You must come to Turkey as a guest. Then you will look with your eyes and you will see. Not as a tourist with his camera or a traveler who looks and sees his own dreams.
Be a guest of Turkey. A guest knows he is safe, because his hosts love him."
Book: Marco Polo Didn't Go There

What I Can Share with Hosts

Insights into the rigorous ballet world!
A piano lesson, if you have a piano:-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Japan, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Russian Federation, Ukraine, United States