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Overview

  • 63 references 37 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Russian; learning Spanish
  • 30, Female
  • Member since 2015
  • Pastry chef, consultant
  • History; Pastry
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

Hey there! With a BA in History behind me and 5+ years of pastry experience in top-notch Michelin restaurans in Paris, I am now back to the city to find a new place to work.

Great food and especially desserts are my real passion. I can't wait to hear all about your country or region and especially about what you eat! Let's cook or just grab a meal - I strongly feel that sharing food experiences can help us live many positive moments together! :)

I thoroughly enjoy seeing the positive impact I have on the people and businesses around me and this is why I do pastry consultancy B2B around the world to make the companies thrive through great desserts and more!

I love sports, mostly bike, dance and fitness. I try to live every day, hour and minute to the fullest, enjoying all the positive vibes that life has to offer!

Always keen to learn something new, I find myself exploring many areas of life that I know nothing about - is there anything special that you'd like to share?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Staying with hosts or even just meeting with members is ever so rewarding because you look at the world from a new perspective every time you meet yet another person on your life path. When someone takes takes the time to share a bit of his/her life with you, it's ever so precious. I hope to travel as much as I can via CS to open my heart to other ways of life in different countries, to learn about various cultures and traditions. Our world is losing very fast its' uniqueness and beauty and I like to seize every opportunity to discover, even if it's just stepping outside the city.

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz, country, blues, indie, classical, bossa nova, latina, neoclassical

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being a volunteer at the Sochi 2014 Games
Going on my first solo trip to Croatia in 09/2016
Changing my life, defining pastry as my passion and moving to Paris

Teach, Learn, Share

The most precious and important thing on my way are people - their profound thinking, their intricate world, their gleaming eyes and their sincere smiles. They are all my teachers. I remember each and every one of them and am so grateful for all the minutes, hours and days of happiness and interaction. (quote from Artem, a friend who introduced me to CS)

What I Can Share with Hosts

My knowledge in cooking, especially desserts, launching and mentoring food startups, English, French, marketing, charity work, project management.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Jordan, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Russian Federation

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