Hi! My name is Julia. I’m 22, from Chicago but raised Russian. I love to travel and learn languages. I grew up speaking Russian and English. Now I can also speak French and some Spanish and Italian. I just graduated university. I studied product design. I love to make furniture among many other creative activities.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I’m practicing my language skills in France, Spain, and Italy for the summer. I want to stay with locals!

Interests

• design
• farmers' market
• russian language
• farming
• french
• russian culture
• diy projects
• teaching english
• italian language
• product design
• learning spanish

Music, Movies, and Books

French music (ZAZ, Joe Dessin, Coeur de Pirate, Stromae..),

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sold produce to French people at a market in a tiny town south of Bordeaux.

Teach, Learn, Share

Languages (english, russian, french, italian, spanish), DIY, design, art, furniture-making

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories about my travels around the world (been to every continent besides Australia and Antarctica)! American and Russian culture, DIY crafts, and more!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russian Federation, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States