Hey there! My name is Julia and I'm from Saint-Petersburg, Russia. You might be confused by my appearance because Russia is the last country you would think of when you see me. The story is that my grandgrandmother escaped from North Korea in mid 40s, just before Korea was splitted into South and North. And she settled in a far east of Russia, Kuril islands... to be continued.

I was telling this story hundreds of times while my travels, because people used to say i don't look like russian, i don't speak like russian and i don't behave like russian. I'll break stereotypes about russians (if you have them) and let's get united to one big nation - Nation of Love, Freedom and Travellers.

My Instagram: julia.im

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm continuing my around the world trip. Last time i traveled from October 2014 to March 2015. I've met a lot of people from all over the world, we shared our interests and cultural specificities. And i've met people who've been couchsurfing and they said that it's a great experience.

I realized that rather staying in hostels, it would be more interesting to stay with locals and get to know culture a bit better. Since i'm a writer it's one more reason for my interest in couchsurfing.

Interests

I'm a full time traveller and it's my true passion at the moment.
Also i'm writing a book and have a travelblog.
Music and singing is my lifetime passion.
Developing my spirituality and conscious living.
Hmm.. There are lots of interests. I appreciate interesting conversations.

• culture
• writing
• books
• singing
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Soul, Jazz, Funk

Movies: Moulin Rouge, Love Actually, All the Invisible children and a lot more

Books: French, british and russian classic

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've done some things in life despite of my fears. But the more i travel, the more i'm breaking my boundaries and more amazing things are coming up.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you English or Russian.
If you are musician we can share passion to music and collaborate - I'm a singer.
Or let's just share positive energy and i'll tell you tones of stories from my travels!! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Cambodia, Cyprus, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Malaysia, Malta, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States