IMPORTANT UPDATE:

CAN'T HOST YOU IN IDAR-OBERSTEIN, GERMANY ANYMORE

MOVED OUT
TRAVELING MYSELF UNTIL APRIL

WILL START HOSTING IN KYIV, UKRAINE
IN APRIL 2025

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Hi , welcome to my profile!
My name is Maria,
I'm mostly travelling with my husband.
He is a German, while I am Ukrainian.
We met in Turkey in 2020.
Here is his page:
https://couchsurfing.page.link/bnuCS6b3EDkVKT4t8

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I love the idea of Couchsurfing, for me it means opening your home and mind and making the world better.
My home is open to new ideas and bright individuals.
I like to share thoughts and exchange ideas.

Goals in life: learn, teach, be useful. Be brave and strong. Leave the world better for future generations. Experience things. Not waste my life.

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Things I´d like to discuss with my hosts and guests:

1) POLITICS
- Politics are important. There is nothing to be proud of saying you hate politics or it's boring. It only means you are too lazy to analyze things and take responsibility.
- I am ready to hear any opinion. Better to have a wierd one then none at all. Just take a courage.
- Its is simply stupid to ignore politics if bombs are flying over my home.
- My country has been abused by russia for centuries. I want you to hear the story behind Ukraine's fight for freedom. Try to understand us.

- I want to hear about your countries. Anything you would like to share. I want to undertand.

2) ENVIROMENT
- I'm about to finish my study in sustainable economics. I realised the majority of people is just too lazy to leave their comfort zone and take an action on protecting environment. Same as with politics. It's easy to say you are not responsible. ThinK about your grandchildren (if you are planning to have some. Or better not?)
- Let's share our knowledge about climate change, sustainable initiatives, technologies and experiences.
- If you are new to this, I can give you tips about how to reduce your ecological footprint and the idea about what you can do to put pressure on companies.

3) CULTURE, HISTORY, ARTS
- Our world is exciting.
It's beautiful we are so unique.
Let's learn from each other

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm sure that traveling is possible for everyone who really wants it, there is always a way.
No matter how old, rich you are and where are you from.
I don't judge people who use Couchsurfing also to safe money , but only if they are more travelers , not tourists and are sharing something with the hosts . Budget traveling is the most adventurous and romantic. I traveled 6 months around Turkey when I was 19 and to be honest I wouldn't afford it if not my amazing Turkish hosts.

Interests

• cooking
• fitness
• walking
• politics
• hiking
• history
• languages
• volunteering
• sustainability
• sustainable development
• technologies
• arts and culture

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies that impressed me recently:

Into the wild
Captain fantastic
Medicus
I am mother
Interstellar
Don't look up

Series:
Breaking bad
The last of us
GoT
Black Mirror

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Got married with 19 and it was not a mistake but the best decision of my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

We can go for a hike ,a walk and cook something

What I Can Share with Hosts

As I understand my staying at your place costs you money and time, It will be pleasure for me to buy you food and cook something, to help with house keeping tasks and to share some knowledge.

I highly appreciate that you let a stranger to your home without asking for anything back, it's just amazing

I will be glad to spend time with you and share my culture, for me it's a pleasure to get people closer to Ukraine

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Turkey, Ukraine