My name is Elena. I am amateur musician and housewife from Kyiv. Our daughters 8 and 11 years old already and independent travelling is possible for us again! We can accommodate a couple with children - we have a room for this and we live in a nice aria near the underground station and the American Embassy, we both drive a car and can guide you how to spend best time in the city (I have the Diploma of Kyiv Guide in English). I love music, playing piano, singing, history, Indian culture, yoga, reading English books and playing in English Theatre of Kyiv, adore nature, gardening, swimming and snorkeling.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to to meet new people, whole families! to have nice conversation, to show tham Kyiv and tell tham about its ancient history, to share my experiences, travel independently, to discover new places through their residents.

Interests

I used to be a singer at https://soundcloud.com/dalibuddha, now my hobby is Theatre in English, we are doing trainings and acting episodes from movies and serials

• yoga
• reading
• music
• snorkeling
• art history
• biology
• history
• psychology
• meeting people
• italy
• sewing
• children
• genetics
• aromatherapy
• art museums
• walking around
• theology
• green energy
• breathing
• dolphins
• modern architecture
• world religions
• indian classical music
• swimming in the sea
• soapmaking
• painting on silk
• chakra meditation

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: last time I'm listening mostly ambient music (Robert Rich, Anoise, Tribega, so on) and lounge music (Radio in my car), also love some pieces of electronic (Aurora, Sigur Ros, Massive Attack, Radiohead), disco and new pop music. in my playlists now Marina and Diamonds, London Grammar, Air, Moby, Pharrell Williams, Jain, Saule, Yann Perreau, Sia... etc. Sometimes it is old-school Classic, sometimes it is classic of Jazz (Ramsey Lewis, Ella Fitsjerald, Nina Simon, and so many on and on)) Dream to find my Italian music to listen and study Italiano), etc.,...
Films: The Big Blue, The Odyssey (about Jacques Cousteau) Home, Human, Ocean, Zeitgeist, The Science of Sleep, Cloud Atlas, Matrix, Little Buddha, Captain Fantastic, Looper, In Time, Paddington 1 and 2, Golden Compas, Coco))), all films of Woody Allen, François Ozon, Luc Besson, Tom Tykwer, Kim Ki-duk, Michel Gondry

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

my daughters, concerts, soaps&creams, most hospitable flat owner in downtown of Kyiv, visited by 2000 of creative people

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm interested in spiritual practices, life hacks, Italian language, parenting styles,

What I Can Share with Hosts

room in our 3-rooms flat in Kyiv (not far from citycenter, 20 min to walk to metro through the old oak park), professional excursion in Kyiv, I can give you free vocal lessons, teach you how to play your favorite songs on the piano, how to make 100% natural cosmetics (soaps, creams)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Egypt, England, Georgia, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Montenegro, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation