CURRENT MISSION

living, travelling, studying, learning, experiencing, tasting, smelling, climbing... asking questions and trying to find answers

ABOUT ME

ALL about me?! Hmmm... Like most of you, I guess, I am not so good at describing myself. Okey-dokey, just to give you an idea: I am dusty, rusty, angry, hungry, slow, clumsy, lazy, crazy, boring, ordinary, old-fashioned, pessimistic, not romantic and without sense of humour.
OK, now you are prepared for the worse, so you can only be surprised positively! ;P
ARE YOU SURE YOU STILL WANNA MEET UP?! ;o)
-- Meet me and figure out for yourself, how I am, who I am, what I am!..

PHILOSOPHY

- The important thing is not to stop questioning. Never lose a holy curiosity. (Albert Einstein)
- I am trying to bring a bit more joy into this (sometimes rather sad) world
- It's a sad and beautiful world (Tom Waits, soundtrack to Down by Law, Jim Jarmusch, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP2tqJTSfgU)
- I don't wanna grow up...
(Tom Waits, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo4Y0TxW41g)
- Always look on the bright side of life! (Monty Python, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxQgXgS5G3c&feature=fvst)
- If you want to weoh, weoh - just weoh, weoh hoh!
If you want to tralala - just tralala!
But DO IT NOW!
(Kevin Johanson, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G1-C5teoVk&feature=related)
- I want to spend a Perfect Day (with you) (and Lou Reed):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYEC4TZsy-Y
- Nanananana.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcHjAUhtSrk (Peach Plum Pear by Joanna Newsom)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As much as I can!
Sometimes, more than I can!.. :-))

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Always in progress :-))
So far, only POSITIVE!..
(Update: sometimes, bad encounters lead to good adventures...)

Interests

Besides travelling (obviously...): PEOPLE, nature, culture (in the broadest sense of the word), science, architecture, photography, art and art history, calligraphy, music, literature, poetry, writing, history, linguistics, languages, origin and development of writing and a lot more... and PEOPLE again!

• arts
• culture
• writing
• literature
• poetry
• architecture
• photography
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• rock climbing
• art history
• calligraphy
• history
• languages
• science
• tourism
• mountains
• children
• kids
• parenting
• motherhood
• hiking in nature
• children education
• children's books
• hiking in the mountains
• parents
• parenthood
• kids education
• fun for kids
• kids-friendly activities
• kids couchsurfing
• couchsurfing kids

Music, Movies, and Books

YESSSSSS - watch them, listen to it, read them - all the time! If you have some interesting titles to share: I am all ears!
I like good movies, good music and good books, regardless of the country of their origin, language, age, and how well-known or unknown they are...
Music: maybe it is easier to say what I do NOT like. ;-) I do not like pop music (whether English/American, Russian or Arabic), or anything that is too popular, mainstream and commercial. I like: good music, not mainstream, not commercial (whatever you choose to call it: underground? alternative? independent?) If you need some names, here are a few samples of some of the most famous/popular/well-known songs that I like:
Tom Waits, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo4Y0TxW41g
Kevin Johanson, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G1-C5teoVk&feature=related
Lou Reed, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYEC4TZsy-Y
Joanna Newsom, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcHjAUhtSrk
Nina Simone, œFeeling good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8tuTSi6Sck, œain't got no, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNZGoaAn7wU (yes I think Nina Simone deserves two tracks here ;P)
Zee Avi, œbitter heart, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpDXra9Zbk4; last of the gang to die, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sh_VBgOWF4
Hindi Zahra, Imik simik, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42lRuznDT8I
Souad Massi, ghir enta, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NE2p6Frx5M
Billy Holiday (April in Paris, or do you prefer Autumn in New York?)
Tinariwen, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjxzUeRXyq0
And then some stuff by Ithri Morayma (see www.agraw.com), Idir, Desmond Dekker, Bob Marley (I know: I am not very original here), Vysotsky and a lot more!.. And still willing to learn (listen to) more, so feel free to share some good music with me!
The same goes for books and movies! ;-)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was born ;-)
Since then, I did and saw something amazing every day of my life...
The most stupid-smart bitter-sweet painful-joyful thing I've done in my life: I fell in love?!
Some less amazing stuff:
- I got lost in Venice, without speaking Italian, at the age of 12... It was great! :-))
- More recently, I got lost in the desert (Sahara), without a guide, a camel and water. That was scary!
But I like getting lost...
- And finally: I signed up for couchsurfing... ;-)
Update :
I gave birth! ❤️
Update 2:
I gave birth again! ❤️

Teach, Learn, Share

YESSS, teach, learn, share, every day!
I am eager to learn anything new you are able to teach!
In return, I am eager to teach anything I know better than you that you are willing to learn... languages I speak, music I play, poems I write, dishes I cook, life I live... As a little bonus, I can teach you how to write your name in 10 different scripts ;-)
Practice reading mine:
Jenia/Żenia/Ζένια/Женя/['ʒenja]/ژنیا/جنیا/ז'ניה/ჟენია/Ժենյա/
/杰妮亚/热妮娅/ ジェニア/제니아/జేనియా/ஜேனியா/ঞেনিঅ/
जेनिया/જેનીએ/ജേനിയ/ਜੇਨਿਆ/ bālákày etc. •−−− • −• •• •−
Let's SHARE: laughter, interesting stories, adventures!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good moments, travel stories, languages, sports and more.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Morocco, Norway, Russian Federation, Sweden, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Russian Federation, Spain

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