Hello! I’m Irina from Kyiv, Ukraine.

Temporarily I’ve been living in Belgium …

All my life I had been working in communication field: advertising, sales & client service. The last 6 years I work as a teacher of Russian for foreigners. So, when I was going to write about my interests, I realized that I always had been interested in people :).
Of course, I love the sea, swimming, nature, music, movie, art, ballet. And my latest passion is painting.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like traveling and meeting new people.

I used to host friends, friends of my friends, and hope I’m a good host myself:).
So, I had registered here. I was lucky to host one great traveller :), then Covid came. And when we came back to normal life the war has started.

I’m far away from home now. But I do believe one day my doors will be open again.

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz, classical
Books - many, but Bulgakov and Kundera are still my favourite authors.
Spanish & Argentinian movie ( El Dedo, Yo también, Relatos Salvajes etc)
All the HBO series

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

For the last year I have been learning not to regret about my previous life, which will never be the same, not to plan for the future… to live in the moment, not to live at home. But still smile and notice the beauty of life… As for me, this is the most difficult thing I’ve ever learned.

And I will never forget swimming with dolphins in the open sea..

hot air balloon flight

What I Can Share with Hosts

I could help you with Ukrainian or Russian if you learn it. I can share my travel experience and I have stories to tell. And of course I can cook borsch :), if there will be the time and ingredients needed.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia