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Overview

  • 50 references 31 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Russian; learning Chinese, French, Spanish
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2012
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  • No education listed
  • From Cheboksary, Chuvashia Republic, Russian Federation
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About Me

Ever since my first trip I was mesmerized by the beauty of this world and once you start it's hard to stop.
I spent 3 years living in and exploring China, then spent a year and a half with my friend travelling through South East Asia mostly doing sports we love and sharing that passion with others. Then I came back to Russia and fell heels over head in love with my own country and stayed here for the past year in between my trips to Europe and Africa. Latin America has been on my mind for quite a long time now and I struggle to put into words my excitement about exploring that beautiful continent and meeting you!

I genuinely love meeting new people - you’re such a source of inspiration! and believe there’s always something to learn from each other!
I prefer to travel by hitch-hiking because drivers are always the best storytellers! Let’s meet, have fun together and teach each other something new!
When it comes to staying at someone’s place I'm not picky and happy with some space on the floor! I'm clean, easy-going and grateful for every beautiful moments life gives me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been hosting and surfing since I remember myself and this is how I met the love of my life and some of the nicest people in the world!

Interests

I absolutely love meeting new people since people are what really matters in life, aren't they?
I also enjoy doing sports - yoga, rock-climbing, surfing, and what not
Languages is another passion of mine - I can converse in Russian, English, French, Spanish and Chinese with variable degree of accuracy. And there are so many others I'd like to take up too.
I don't eat meat and love going to bed early.

  • yoga
  • instructor
  • reading
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • bungee jumping
  • skydiving
  • sports
  • rock climbing
  • languages
  • hitchhiking
  • road trips
  • slackline
  • acroyoga
  • fresh air

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm an avid reader and I always carry a book with me wherever I go.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just two or three? That's complicated. There are so many!
Well, skydiving for the first time in my life without an instructor was definitely something that took my breath away. Enjoyed it a lot!
Bungee jumping in Thailand is another white-knuckle experience I've had. The moment you're standing on the edge just before the jump you realize you're probably not sane, gladly accept it, then go ahead and jump.
2 weeks of white water rafting,hitch hiking, caverning, numerous road trips- there were so many of those moments it's difficult to fit them all here.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love learning and eager to learn anything - from fixing a car, a new language, a new dish to a new card game.
And there's a lot of things I can teach you too!

Countries I’ve Visited

Botswana, China, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Philippines, Russian Federation, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Vatican City State, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Russian Federation, United States

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