Hi,
I'm Janna. Slow-traveling is my favorite way of exploring the world. Visiting different places, studying, working or volunteering there, as well as meeting the locals and listening to their stories -- this is something what I have been permanently doing since 2014. Below is the list of places where I had a chance to learn something new.

Places I've studied in:

Prague, CZE -- Documentary, Visual Theory, New Media, relationships, atheism;

Ljubljana, SVN -- snowboarding, long-distance driving, hedonism;

Loei / Chiang Mai / Samui, THA -- Anapanasati meditation, Tripitaka dharma, Vipassana meditation, asceticism;

Sikkim, IND -- Sivananda Yoga, Advaita Vedanta religion, Hinduism, anatomy, occultism;

Israel & Palestinian Territory -- modern Jewish culture, Arabic culture, Islam, politics, street-art, activism;

Kathmandu, NPL -- Mahayana Buddhism, visual meditation, platonism;

Wild nature of Russia -- survival, kayaking, agnosticism;

Moscow, RUS -- Self-determination, Cultural Video Production, Filmmaking, Tribal Fusion Belly Dance, Thai Massage, Freedom Dance, Christianity, Judaism, history, pacifism;

Costa Rica -- birdwatching, surfing, rationalism;

Los Angeles, CA USA -- American English, Hollywood history, skateboarding, globalism;

Manhattan & Bushwick, NY US -- American English, music history, art, Tai Chi Chuan, universalism...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Once upon a time in Moscow I was riding a tram on a way home. Suddenly, I noticed through a window how two Asian guys, wearing awesome colourful outfits and holding tiny hipster bicycles, were crossing a crazy busy and wide street. I thought that day, that Moscow for tourist is a pretty aggressive city, and to fully enjoy the city you better be with the locals. I wanted to jump from the tram and help the guys, but the tram took me far away from them and we got lost.
The next day I took a subway. As I entered a car of a train I bumped with two nice guys. One of them was holding a bicycle helmet with a photo of Ai Wei Wei on it. There are more than 5 million people who use subway on daily basis, so I couldn't believe my eyes! I asked guys if they were crossing a wide road on bicycles the other day, and they answered yes. It was an awe moment. I suggested we meet after my job so I could help them to explore the city. We spent an amazing day together, I showed them my favourite spots in Moscow and even explored new sides of the city.

This is one of many amazing stories which happened to me thanks to Couchsurfing community. I love this society and I hope to contribute more.

Interests

• photography
• education
• yoga
• meditation
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• philosophy
• science
• social science
• visual arts
• art
• filmmaking
• slackline
• dance
• film
• documentary
• mindfulness
• american literature
• vipassana
• peace
• art therapy
• experimental music
• slow travel
• livemusic
• slow food
• russian literature
• crocheting
• physical therapy
• slow life
• experimental art
• platonism
• online courses
• slow fashion
• dance therapy
• concentration
• anapanasati

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS: Gabriel García Márquez, Richard Bach, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Erich Fromm, Ken Kesey, Kurt Vonnegut, Zamyatin, Bulgakov, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Akhmatova, Mayakovsky...

MUSIC: pitchfork.com, La Blogothèque, www.dominorecordco.com, piano music, indie, lo-folk, underground hip-hop, slow and wet dubstep, female songwriters, experimental...

MOVIES: R. Linklater, Jean-Luc Godard, Coen Brothers, M. Antonioni, J. Jarmusch, E. Kusturica, A. Tarkovsky, Gus Van Sant, Vincent Gallo, Wes Anderson...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

http://youtu.be/0ZEO07wv3-g
http://youtu.be/abwhtEwKido
http://youtu.be/P2nk77KAjoE

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd like to learn:
film photography,
psychology;
piano
stories!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Teach & Share:
to crochet,
to film and edit video,
to show simple yoga, meditation, and therapeutic dance,
to tell stories!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Nepal, Netherlands, Palestine, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Russian Federation, Thailand, United States

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