ABOUT ME

I work as a data analyst/programmer in IT corporation. It means that I'm a Chandler Bing among my friends. Try ask them what I'm actually doing - even I will be surpised by the answers =)

I am a patient person, always serious at work and study, but when I'm with my friends, I can do crazy stuff.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe that it is really important to live in the current moment and to have a plan for your life at the same time.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think meeting with locals is one of the best experiences that a one can have during travelling. Meeting new interesting people is one of the reasons why I like to travel and host.

I surfed in France and Italy, I also hosted people at my home in Saint Petersburg.

Interests

My absolute favorite hobbies are drawing, horse riding, yoga, learning foreign languages and programming (I do that not only for a living).

I practiced kung-fu (wushu) for 4,5 years and fencing for 1 year, but at a certain moment I decided to switch to some more peaceful activity and choosed yoga. Nevertheless, I miss martial arts and I'm planning to start fencing again (it's really more effective when you are small girl to fight with a metal in your hand). Still, I like to see people fighting - professionally, of course.

I've practiced many different kinds of dances - salsa, lindy-hop, hustle, west coast swing. Now I dance only when we play Dance Central on Xbox with my brother. He keeps beating me, so I also try to practice alone - then I at least have a chance to win.

2 years ago I realised my childhood dream - I found an amazing horse riding school and started to train there. It is so cool, sometimes I still can believe that I'm actually on a horse back.

I'm studying drawing, and I hope that in a couple of years I'll be able to turn that into my second profession.

Seriously, there are too many interesting things to do in this life =)

• arts
• literature
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• movies
• tv
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• rock music
• sports
• fencing
• martial arts
• extreme sports
• languages
• tourism
• horse riding
• programming
• detective novels

Music, Movies, and Books

I am a big fan of rock and folk music. I listen to Blind Guardian, God is an Astronaut, The Doors, Scorpions, Children of Bodom, etc. I also like jazz and neo-classical music. Ludovico Einaudi is the best

My favorite authors are O'Henry, Douglas Adams, Rex Stout, J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, brothers Strugatsky and Gerald Durrell.

As for movies, I love comedies, and I love almost all movies with Jim Carrey (Yes Man is my favorite). I watch from time to time such shows and sitcoms as Friends, How I met your mother, Game of thrones, Monty Python's flying circus, Brooklyn-99

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

rope-jumping

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some cool mnemotechnics or tell about good technics and tools to study languages.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation