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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, Russian; learning French
  • 31, Female
  • Member since 2017
  • Student of optical engineering
  • ITMO University
  • From Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast, Russian Federation
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About Me

I am a student studying optical engineering in iTMO University. I am currently studying and living in Saint Petersburg -- one of the most fabulous cities in Russia. I enjoy a volounteer activity and scientific research. Moreover, I teach kids in physics and math individually and during the summer camp. I started to travel with my internship in TU Delft, The Netherlands in 2016. I have met a lot of great people during the each trip and learn a lot about myself and the world around me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

There are two reasons why. I begin to book a place to stay using Airbnb and realize that it is much more comfortable to stay as a guest -- I enjoyed to meet the host who is a local citizen and during the communication I improved my social skills and create friends sometimes, learn more about the place where I was staying and meet with the culture itself. But sometimes for me (as a student), the room price is a big problem to travel. The Couchsurfing eliminate money issues between the host and the guest and, I suppose, create a more intimate meeting between them.
I am living in a university community and cannot host. Anyway sometimes I can meet with you in Saint Petersburg and show the city)

Interests

  • astronomy
  • teaching
  • volunteering
  • travel
  • achitecture
  • optics

Music, Movies, and Books

I like ambient music as RQTN, British things as Oasis and a lot of another music. I cannot watch horror movies and enjoy something that was created, for example, by Woody Alen and Zvyagintsev. There are a lot of favorite books but I mostly like Russian classicist as Dostoyevsky and Gogol.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn more about different cultures and to see myself from another view -- for me, it is the way to improve my social skills and to develop my personality.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Sweden, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Russian Federation

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