Hello! I'm new here, but I've been hosting people all around the world with my mom since I was 11 - https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/gaziza.onalbayeva?action=show&controller=user_profiles .

UPDATE:
I just graduated from Metropolitan University in Budapest, studying Environmental design. Last semester I spent my Erasmus exchange in Athens at UniWA, now planning to visit Heraklion from the 16th to 19th, am also open to riding a boat to Athens :D

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am really keen to socializing and exploring different culture through integrating and assimilating into local lifestyles and I believe couchsurfing will help me achieve that and connect with people.
Moreover, I suppose that people who surf are very open-minded and sincere. These characteristics give inspiration and motivation to me.

Interests

• arts
• singing
• photography
• traveling
• drawing
• surfing
• skiing
• swimming
• freediving
• urban planning
• urban design
• skiing and snowboarding
• object design
• ux-ui design

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite bands: Hurts, Gorillaz, Oasis, The Retuses, Years&Years, The Neighbourhood

Books: "Kafka on the shore", "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Norwegian Wood", "Second life of Uve", "The Catcher in the Rye", "Go Set a Watchman", "Lord of the Flies"

Films: all films by Gaspar Noe :) and any other vintage french film

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I flew to Colombia to meet my mom who lived in Mexico and lived there for 3 months during covid times. Had the best online uni experience with classes form 3am and a million dollar view to Medellin.

Teach, Learn, Share

I like having discussions on the most interesting and important topics like environmentalism, digital nomad lifestyle, politics, integration of Ai and much more. Most importantly I like sharing my knowledge and experience.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I worked as an English teacher for two years, I taught both kids and adults both in person and remote, so I can provide English classes and help out with grammar. I also finished a music school with focus on piano, so I would love to practice that with the hosts.

I am also great with picking up on any type of sport, I've been skiing since the age of 4, I learned swimming and ice-skating professionally, too. I surfed in India and in Ireland (two completely different experience of the same surf type haha). I also paddled in Barcelona and recently tried sup surfing in one of the small towns in Hungary. At the moment I cycle in Budapest as a lifestyle :)

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, England, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, England, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan