Born in Ukraine but living in Prague for ages. I would say I am very optimistic, friendly, active, passionate, energetic, open-minded... Also responsible, dependable, self-reliant, careful and caring! Quite a nonconformist. Vegetarian. Non-smoker. Abstinent from alcohol. Pictures from my travels: https://www.instagram.com/iry_travels/ Note: Couchsurfing is not Tinder. Thanks, guys.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Hospitality exchange! Learning about cultures. Getting an authentic experience. I want to help people to travel the Earth and… travel myself! And meet new, wonderful people and make friends.

I've already surfed in Italy (Venice, Milan, Rome, Bari), New York City, Leipzig, Zagreb, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Lisbon, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Skopje. In the past, I've hosted 2 people. Recently, I don't host. However, I regularly help travelers coming to Prague - I can provide useful info and show them around the real, authentic Prague.

Interests

Traveling
Exploring cultures
Fitness (bosu, functional training etc.)
Ashtanga yoga
Art - paintings, architecture mostly
Literature
Photography
History, geopolitics
Healthy lifestyle and healthy food (organic, vegetarian, vegan, raw)
Dancing
Spending time with kids

• arts
• literature
• architecture
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• vegetarian
• vegan
• fitness
• yoga
• traveling
• skiing
• gymnastics
• teaching
• geopolitics
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Glenn Miller, Ray Charles, Moby, Bonobo, The Prodigy, Tracy Chapman, Looptroop Rockers, Jessie Reyez, Asaf Avidan, Chinese Man, John Newman, The Internet, Jessie J, Frederic Chopin, Kat Dahlia, ZHU, Major Lazer, Parov Stelar, Sia, alt-J, ONUKA, G-Eazy, Yann Tiersen + some jazz + some dancehall for dancing :)

MOVIES: I love French films (Caché, Amélie, Intouchables etc.), old films (12 Angry Men) and playful films (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Midnight in Paris) + Into the Wild + Before Sunrise/Before Sunset/Before Midnight trilogy.

BOOKS: Wilde, Woolf, Joyce, Hesse, Saroyan, Maupassant, Poe, Orwell, Kafka, Exupery, Vonnegut, Dostoyevsky, Čapek + Keyes' Flowers for Algernon + Marquéz's Love in the Time of Cholera + Huxley's Brave New World

What I Can Share with Hosts

Positivity, energy and maybe some knowledge.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Ukraine, United States