ABOUT ME

Hi everyone! I guess I can say that I am a friendly and genuine person. I prefer listening before speaking (especially if it have to speak in English ;). In people I appreciate first of all kindness and a good sense of humor.
Like everyone else here I love traveling. And it means for me - to see, experience and discover new things, meet interesting people from other cultures and share time, emotions, knowledge and joy.
Moreover, I would like to improve my speaking English to be more communicative abroad. In turn, I can help you with Russian. So, I guess CS will be a good way to achieve this goal.
Irina.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet nice people and know more about our world

Interests

I really enjoy to walk around the city and look on, especially on old buildings with history and mysteries. Also I like to relax in the countryside with my family. I don’t like parties and bars themselves, but with a good company it can be fun.
I'm interested in history of fashion and art. I take painting lessons for more than 2 years already. The watercolor - my favorite technic.
I have my own project on indoor greening. I believe that integrating plants into our everyday city life is crucial for survival in a concrete jungle. And I'd like to show how beautiful it could be - to live surrounded with plants. Also I have a competence to help people to pick up the right plant for their houses - that's what I'm really interested in.

• dogs
• books
• fashion
• dancing
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

The last book that I liked "I Can Jump Puddles" by Alan Marshall. My favorite movie for the last year is "Catch me if you can" - all about playing different roles with confidence and enjoying your life. My favorite series is "Friends".

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I received the degree of PhD in biology (actually in Russian system it sound like candidate of biological science, and I'm still not sure, how to translate it to the international system =)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation