Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It should be a great tool to meet new interesting people and to avoid "standardized" travelling with hotels, viewing only the surface of local life.
I have never tried couchsurfing before, so I look forward to exploring it soon.

Interests

I enjoy going to museums and am striving to embrace the history of arts :-)

Also I am fond of both watching and doing sports: I have been doing body ballet and aerobics for 5 years now. Recently I have also taken a course in zumba.

Additionally, I play the game "What? Where? When?" - an intellectual game very popular in Russia

• fish
• arts
• ballet dancing
• cooking
• zumba
• traveling
• fishing
• sports
• teaching
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite music: Muse, Coldplay and Mozart
Favourite movie: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Favourite books: "Doctor Zhivago" by Boris Pasternak, "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D.Salinger, currently ploughing through "Ulysses" :-)

Teach, Learn, Share

Before studying management, I worked as a teacher of English, so should you require some classes in English or Russian, please feel free to ask me)

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you would like to get some specialty from Russia, I will certainly bring you one (e.g. caviar, red fish, etc) or cook at your place (e.g. pancakes, or "blini", borshch, tshchi, etc) - I am an amazing cook when it comes to Russian cuisine!

Countries I’ve Visited

Finland, Germany, Greece, Montenegro, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Russian Federation