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Overview

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  • 34, Female
  • Member since 2013
  • a freelance translator/ESL teacher
  • MA in English literature and foreign languages
  • From Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine
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About Me

PHILOSOPHY

I believe that understanding oneself is a key to happiness.I think we aren't supposed to be responsible for other's life but kindness begets kindness.
Strictly speaking, I'm not a religious person. The closest notion that I can associate my beliefs with is panteism. But I get along with people of pretty much all religious or philosophical views as long as they don't discriminate others.
Teaching, trying something new and leaving my comfort zone is what generally makes me happy. I also happen to believe that you can't enjoy your life to the full extent unless you share your experience with other people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host people and attend parties, organized by my fellow CS-s.

Interests

Travelling.Cooking. Learning more about different cultures and countries. I love reading. I admire smart people, science,particularly - natural sciences and especially medicine(both my parents are doctors),and wildlife nature in all its forms.
I'm also fond of art. Whenever I travel, I spend a lot of time visiting galleries and museums.
In my free time I take ballroom dance lessons and learn how to play poker:)

  • wildlife
  • arts
  • literature
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • partying
  • reading
  • traveling
  • poker
  • art history
  • history
  • languages
  • medicine
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

I love reading.I don't have favourite books, because I find something fascinating in all of them, be that ancient Greek tragedies or modern poetry.
I mostly prefer rock, folk, jazz/blues and classical music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Taught English in Ukraine and travelled around the world:)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach English as a foreign language.
I can teach literature and (up to a certain degree) - art history
I can teach you how to cook some of Ukrainian dishes:)
I'd love to learn Greek (and maybe some basics of ancient Greek and/or Latin as well)+ Polish or Spanish languages.

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