I was in gymnastics in Olympic team, therefore I used to working hard and I travel once or twice a year. I have two dogs and a cat (that's for people with allergies - you will need your pills in my house). I was born in Moscow, Russia, moved to US 20 years ago. I have 2 kids, they are in their 30th and 'out of the nest'. I live in 200 y.o. school house, in the woods, near the Marsh Greek lake, in Downingtown, near Philadephia. Longwood Garden, Phila downtown, King of Prussia, Phila outlet mall - are within 30 min to 1 hour driving distance from where I live. I have the degree in photography, here are my sites:
http://jsiziip.wix.com/infinite-images
http://www.viewbug.com/member/JuliaSBL
https://members.nationalgeographic.com/462635564143999/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've been told by another traveler that this is a cool way for meeting people while travelling or just having them at your house

Interests

Travelling, photography, reading

• cats
• dogs
• arts
• design
• photography
• beer
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• gymnastics

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Vanessa Mae;
Movies - Boardwalk Empire, Alen, Avatar, The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst ;
Book - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Meeting people while traveling

Teach, Learn, Share

Would like to learn Spanish, can teach the photography

What I Can Share with Hosts

travel stories, design ideas, photography.

Places to see while visiting Philadelphia:

One Liberty Observation deck: https://phillyfromthetop.com/

Longwood gardens: http://longwoodgardens.org/

Reading Terminal market: http://www.readingterminalmarket.org/

Museum of art + art after 5: http://www.philamuseum.org/artafter5

Rodin's museum: http://www.rodinmuseum.org/

'The 19th' restaurant @ center Philly, Hyatt hotel: http://www.hyatt.com/corporate/restaurants/nineteen-restaurant/en/home.html

Morimoto Restaurant: http://www.morimotorestaurant.com/

Philadelphia Premium Outlets: http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlet/philadelphia

Victory beer brewing company: http://www.victorybeer.com/

Countries I’ve Visited

Azerbaijan, Costa Rica, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic