Hello from Mother-Russia! My name is Katya!
And I can't live without adventures! That's why I'm here :)
I'm a big fan of Ibero-American countries, especially Brazil, so I firmly believe that if I don't travel there, then my life will be lived in vain :)

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We live in a century of globalization, therefore the sphere of my professional and personal interests are connected quite strongly. Currently I'm studying Master's in cross-cultural and social-organizational psychology in my home university and moved to Leuven for an exchange semester.
I believe that Couchsurfing and a look at how locals' life is arranged from within helps to know and understand other cultures.

Interests

• traveling
• business
• adventures
• new cultures
• new places
• history of music
• new knowledge

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: jazz, bossa nova, samba, alternative, indie, classic rock, trip-hop, synthpop, pop, new wave, folk, blues, rock-n-roll, country, reggue, electronic, dream pop, pop rock, salsa, bachata.

Movies: Her, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, The Green Mile, Mr. Nobody, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Il bisbetico domato, Inception, Dirty Dancing, Pretty Woman, Barfuss, Forrest Gump, Ghost, Cast Away, Perfume, The Truman Show, Some Like It Hot, Good Bye Lenin!

Books: Erich Fromm - The Art of Loving, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Flow, George Orwell - 1984, John Boyne - The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - Le Petit Prince, Fyodor Dostoevsky - Crime And Punishment, Patrick Suskind - Perfume, Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin - Eugene Onegin, Stephen King - The Green Mile, Martin Page - How I became an idiot

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Long story short - spent the night in the 24-hour ATMs in Venice :D
Lesson number one: starting to explore the sights of Venice from the very dawn - is the best decision to avoid a large crowd of people :)
You can look negatively at the problems that have arisen, but to see the positive side is a big victory :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll teach you some cool phrases in Russian, break your stereotypes about our country and bring with me a good mood and souvenirs :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Russian Federation