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Overview

  • 15 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Russian
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2015
  • Artist
  • Photography (Bachelor)
  • From Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About Me

Hi!
I started Couchsurfing during my 3 month adventure through Europe in late 2015, and absolutely loved it. I spent about half of my trip on people's couches and couldn't imagine a better way to travel for someone like me- I don't care much for 'must-see' and 'top things to do', instead I'm all about meeting like- minded people who want to live like a local and aren't afraid of making the kind of bonds that makes leaving a place feel like heartbreak, because if you travel with an open heart the best things happen.

Not hosting at the moment but hopefully soon. Up for meet ups, beers, adventures and day trips. Hosting *MIGHT* be a possibility but don't count on it.

I'm an animal lover, into photography, art, alternative music, vegan food, and meeting people.
I'm up for making friends, and definitely not using this as a dating service,
I'm an idealist and I think we have to work towards creating the world we want to live in, so that's how I try to live my life.

Philosophy:
Rick and Morty.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I surfed and loved it, now it's time to pay it forward

Interests

Painting, drawing, photography, music, films, travel.

  • arts
  • photography
  • dining
  • cooking
  • beer
  • vegan
  • movies
  • traveling
  • volunteer work
  • socializing
  • music
  • alternative music
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Built to Spill, Death cab for cutie, Elliott Smith, Modest Mouse... 90's alternative music... I also like to see live music.
Shows : Black Books, The walking dead, twin peaks
Rick and Morty
Movies: Alien, The Loved Ones, art house films and lots of zombie movies!
And I like all sorts of documentaries
Books: The one hundred year old man, the alchemist, the opposite of loneliness

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Chased the northern lights in Swedish Lapland with an amazing friend I met when all my plans fell apart.

Teach, Learn, Share

We can share our stories and our adventures.
I'd love to show you the best vegan eateries in Melbourne, explore the city and surrounds and take you to laid back bars for a local experience

What I Can Share with Hosts

Lots of laughs, beers, art and photography skills
Vegan cooking

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Croatia, England, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Macao, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Ukraine

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