CURRENT MISSION

Enjoying the present moment, learning from all the experiences I go through and the people I meet. Contributing in some way to make this world a better place.

ABOUT ME

I was born and raised in Russia and at the age of 10 I moved to Spain. 17 years later, I still feel home is in both place and all around the world. I graduated as Translator in Barcelona. In the past five years I lived in Berlin, on Canarian and Balearic Islands (Spain) and the last three months in Greece, where I was volunteering in refugee camps.

PHILOSOPHY

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

(Mahatma Gandhi)

"Trust in love and it will take you where you need to go."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm a traveller and I will be really happy to find open-hearted and -minded people who share my time and experiences with. I love meeting people from different cultures who can teach me new things, who I can practice languages with and expand my horizons.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's going to be my first experience as a couchsufer. I'm also looking forward to becoming a host in the future.

Interests

I love travelling, meeting people from all around the world, learning from them as much as I can. Recently I spent three months volunteering in Greece and I realised what really makes me happy: helping others, contributing to make this world a better place and raising awareness. Connection and communication are two topics that fascinate me .

I enjoy a healthy lifestyle which involves organic food, exercising and nature. I also love hanging out on cultural events: poetry jams, jazz concerts, art galleries, alternative movies, etc. Roaming around beautiful cities, reading a good book, swimming in the sea, having a good coffee... Ultimately, enjoying life fully and consiously!

• animals
• arts
• writing
• literature
• poetry
• theater
• documentaries
• concerts
• dancing
• yoga
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• hiking
• swimming
• languages
• psychology
• volunteering
• nature
• different cultures
• jogging
• healthy food
• alternative medicine
• nutrition
• bossa nova
• helping others

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Life of Brian, Pulp Fiction, V for Vendetta, Schindler's List, Goodbye Lenin, The Edukators, The Fight Club, Swing Kids, This is England, Trainspotting, Boyhood, Danish Girl, Hachi: A Dog's Tale, Drei, Life of Pi, Girl Interrupted, Lolita, Relatos Salvajes, Diarios de Motocicleta...
..

Music: Latin and jazz, samba and bossa nova, classical rock, electronic (experimental house, deep house and techno), indie rock, funk, soul...

Books:
Cien años de soledad, El amor en los tiempos de cólera, El coronel no tiene quien le escriba (Gabriel García Márquez)
Great expectations: (Charles Dickens)
Jane Eyre: (Emily Brontë)
Eleven minutes, Te alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
Cuentos para pensar (Jorge Bucay)
Cinco horas con Mario, Los santos inocentes, Las ratas (Miguel Delibes)
Cuentos (Jorge Luis Borges)
Siddharta (Hermann Hesse)
Trainspotting (Irving Welsh)
The catcher in the rye (J.D. Salinger)
The unberable lightness of being (Milan Kundera)
El túnel, Sobre héroes y tumbas (Ernesto Sábato)
Master and Margarita (Mijail Bulgakov)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Volunteering on the Greek island of Lesvos: assisting refugees when they arrived with a rubber boat on the shore. And voluntering in Athens in a refugee camp. These two experiences have been incredibly enriching culturally and personally and I've learnt a lot about life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach languages: English, Spanish, Russian and some German and French. Russian and Spanish cuisine, also organic / healthy cooking. I can share my experiences as a traveller and a dreamer :).

What I Can Share with Hosts

Kindness, gratefulness, positive thinking, environment and nature awareness, cultural and language exchange. Kind words and maybe even a poem :).

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Russian Federation, Spain