Hi! I’m an American girl from California, but I’ve been living abroad for the past few months in Italy and Russia. I spent 3 months Au Pairing for a family in the Italian Alps, and now I am living in Odintsovo, Russia (near Moscow) teaching private English lessons.
I love the concept of couch surfing; I simply haven’t had the chance to utilize it yet.

Instagram: @katelynngreenn

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the concept of couch surfing, I think it’s possibly one of the best ways to travel in an authentic, economic way that has the potential to cultivate some really interesting national or international relationships (which I find very cool).
Regardless of how I plan to normally use this app, for the next few months while still in the Moscow region, I’m hoping to use it as a tool to meet people and make friends that can communicate in English (or who are willing to try!). I want to use more of the “meet up” features of the app to find a little community of friends and like minded people :)

Interests

• hiking/backpacking
• climbing (although I’m not so great at it)
• teaching/learning/education
• traveling
• complex conversations
• silly, stupid conversations
• cultural exchange
• international cuisine
• acquiring information and skills (however random)
• funny people and situations
• animals (with a special affinity for dogs)
• tattoos

• singing
• tattoos
• dancing
• traveling
• drawing
• hiking
• backpacking
• sports
• soccer
• teaching
• eating
• football
• laughing
• learning languages
• learning new things
• driving
• meeting new people
• playing
• teaching english
• playing games

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
• Andrew Bird
• Bon Iver
• Sufjan Stevens
• Beyoncé
• Claude Debussy
• and an array of music from various genres 🙃
Movies (Directors)
• Christopher Nolan
• Baz Luhrmann
• Wes Anderson
Books and Podcasts
• Star Wars (currently working on the Thrawn Trilogy)
• The Great Gatsby
• 99% Invisible

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked/Waded 15 miles through the Narrows of Zion

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach
• anything that I know that you don’t?
• English
Learn
• anything that you know that I don’t?
• a new language
Share
• everything

*To be perfectly candid, I don’t understand this category*

What I Can Share with Hosts

• crazy pictures and stories from my adventures within the US
• my experiences living in the Italian Alps (which is not your typical Italian vacation)
• random (and probably useless) facts and information about random topics
• difficult but respectful conversations about serious topics like the environment, politics, global issues, or cultural differences
• the occasional “dad” joke
• my insane love for any animals that you might have in the home
• any other ethical thing you can think of!

Countries I’ve Visited

Italy, Russian Federation, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Russian Federation, United States