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Overview

  • 13 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Russian, Ukrainian; learning Chinese, German
  • 32, Female
  • Member since 2014
  • philologist
  • bachelor
  • From Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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About Me

I DO NOT live in HONG KONG!

If you are traveling to Hong Kong, guys, I'm very sorry, but I can't help you. I Live in Shenzhen. Which actually, I'd recommend travellers, who go to HK, make a 3 days transit visit to Shenzhen. Most nationalities can go to SZ for a 3 days transit visit with getting the visa on arrival. Since the first quarter of 2018, China extends that time to 6 days. So you can stay in Guangdong province for up to 144 hours at a time. But only in Guangdong province. You can't go outside of it without obtaining a proper tourist visa. Shenzhen is the fastest growing city in the world and it's your chance to visit main land China. So take the chance 😉

Unfortunately I can not accept guests at the moment, I live in a small studio apartment with just one bed. But I'll be more than happy to meet up, hang out, show you nice places in Shenzhen, bars or coffee spots.

I think of myself as a pretty easy going, open minded person. I love traveling and absorbing other cultures. I lived for 2 years in Minnesota, USA, a year in the Netherlands and currently I'm in Shenzhen, China. I believe you can't be complete as a human without traveling, without meeting people from different cultures, backgrounds, etc. Traveling is the only thing you buy, that makes you richer!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the Couchsurfing community. It's an awesome opportunity to meet great people who love traveling as much as you do. When I go to another country, I choose to stay with local people as it's the best way to not be a "tourist", but to be a Traveler and explore the country and it's customs, traditions from the inside and from the eyes of locals who always are eager to show you around, and share their experiences.
So far I haven't yet hosted anyone  unfortunately. Not because I didn't want to, but because my life style didn't allow me to. I've been living in different countries for over 3 years and I've stayed with host families. So it was not my living space and I could not invite surfers to stay with me. But soon that chapter of my life will be over and I'm very excited to start accepting guests as well. I'll be a very picky host though, as I've had amazing experiences with CS so far, and I want to keep it that way. I want to have a click with a person who is either hosting me or who I will host.

Interests

I like watching sports football or baseball for example. I am not the kind of a fan who knows every detail about a team, I just enjoy the game. I love doing extreme stuff. I went skydiving and scuba diving and I want to go bungy jumping. I love extreme stuff, makes my blood flow faster, haha. Also went surfing once, and I wanna do that many more times to master that awesome sport. I like going to night clubs... and when I'm there, I just dance like nobody's watching... yea I like dancing a lot. I do not like insanelly drunk or druggy parties, that's a no go. I like drinking wine over an interestig converstation. I love my morning coffee. I love inspiring, deep people. I love meeting people and learning from them. I believe that to keep your brain healthy you have to learn a new thing every day. And I believe I've learned something from each person I met along my way.

  • cooking
  • red wine
  • chinese food
  • coffee
  • partying
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • hiking
  • scuba diving
  • skydiving
  • sports
  • languages
  • food
  • laughing
  • ancient egypt

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm an alternative rock kind of girl. I love main stream as well and I like jazz... which I don't listen often for some reason. but I enjoy it.
I love watching or reading whatever makes me think or cry. It has to evoke emotions and feelings in me. Otherwise I get bored. I don't like horror movies. I can watch if my friends really wanna watch something, so I'd tag along, but I would not choose it. I want to sit back, relax and enjoy the movie time, not to sit there covering my eyes all the time, so that I didn't get a heart attack.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hm, a lot of things really. Skydiving, scuba diving, hiking a mountain in France and seeing Mont Blanc right in front of me (thanks to one of the best Couchsurfing host I've met!), coming to live in China... I couldn go on an on about how awesome China is. And I think sometimes small things are worth more... Like things you do for others.

Also now I'm on a mission, to discover Asia. I want to go on backpacking trip next year and see all of south Asia, Oceania and move on to Africa. I want to volunteer teaching English in Africa in 2019. So if anyone can give me an advice, I'd highly appreciate it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My outgoing personality, sharing my stories and experiences, smiling and laughing all mixed with a positive vibe. 😀

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Netherlands, Ukraine, United States

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