Hello! My name's Kateryna. I'm a 19 year old graphic design student, getting my bachelor degree in Brighton, UK. For the summer I'm mostly back to my home-country (Ukraine, Cherkasy), having a summer job and travelling. I like to think of myself as of a person, who's ready to hold any kind of conversation, friendly and loyal. Hopefully, I am a good listener, too. I am fine with both: talking a lot & having some quiet time together in cinemas or at exhibitions.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm into meeting new people around the world and spending some quality time together. Let's unite! :)

Interests

• writing
• literature
• poetry
• graphic design
• photography
• concerts
• film festivals
• walking
• reading
• volunteer work
• guitar
• piano
• violin
• karaoke
• camping
• cultural studies
• languages
• science
• volunteering
• sightseeing
• filmmaking
• travelling
• cinema
• adventures
• gigs
• exhibitions
• lgbt
• rock
• activism
• latin america
• cinematography
• long walks
• good conversation
• pubs
• independent cinema
• live concerts
• french culture
• creative writing
• natural sciences
• fanfiction
• arthouse
• beat generation
• critical theory
• event organisation

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: David Bowie, Nautilus Pompilius, Pink Floyd, The Smiths, Queen, Amy Winehouse, Аквариум, The Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, The Velvet Underground, Nina Simone, and many more jazz, soul, rock singers. I do enjoy classical and instrumental music too.

Books: «The Cather in the Rye», «The Goldfinch», «Fahrenheit 451», «Flowers for Algernon», «1984», «Animal Farm», «The perks of being a wallflower», «The Secret History», «The Sea-Wolf», «The Star Rover», «Dandelion Wine» and we're not even close to the middle of the list.

Movies: There are way too many to list. I am currently trying to dig deeper into the classics of the cinema and make myself acquainted with world famous film directors.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Moved to the UK when I was 16 to start my Foundation art course.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am super excited to meet anyone, who's able to hold a conversation or have a true passion about something. I am curious about everything I am not yet familiar with. Also, language exchange would be pretty great, since I want to refresh my knowledge of French and learn German from scratch.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd gladly share any knowledge or skills that I have: for instance, it'd be nice to talk about my newly acquired interest cinematography — I am trying to watch the films critically and explore theoretical part of cinema. I dare to say that I can talk about literature for hours. I am ready to share my poems and stories as well as listen to yours. I can help you with Ukrainian & Russian, but, please, take into account that I am not a professional teacher. I also can teach you some basic guitar chords, but I am not very good at that myself. ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Italy, Maldives, Netherlands, Poland, Seychelles, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ukraine, United Kingdom