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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Russian; learning Italian, Spanish
  • 59, Unspecified gender
  • Member since 2019
  • sociologist
  • university
  • From Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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About Me

I like to get to know new things- new places, new people, new culture, new knowledge. Each place is amazing, but you can feel it only being inside. I love to travel without a plan. I would like to visit the most unexpected places, meet extraordinary (and ordinary) people. I like to spend the winter months in India,(Goa) and I love to visit Europe. I am not a great traveler). But I love to travel by myself, although the first step still scares me a little.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

This is a great opportunity to meet with unusual and interesting people.
Every day I am more interested in the idea of CS. I always wanted to show my city to people from other places. And when my friends come to me, I usually do not have enough time to show all the lovely places in my city. And I would really like to get to know other countries from the point of view of a local - this is really interesting and does not look like an touristic guide.

Interests

Psychology, philosophy, spirituality, various types of religions. Yoga, meditation, dancing, walking, biking, skiing.

  • architecture
  • photography
  • dancing
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • music
  • swimming
  • philosophy
  • mountains
  • travel
  • cinema
  • spirituality
  • dance
  • ocean
  • bike
  • camino de santiago
  • litrature
  • cultures of different countries

Music, Movies, and Books

Franz Kafka, Hermann Hesse (especially The Game of Beads and Siddhartha), Kurt Vennegurt, Chuck Polanik, Osho, Eckhart Tolle;
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Der Himmel über Berlin, Wag the Dog, The Man from Earth, Buffet froid, Fight Club, Idiots and Angels, Strange Magic, Dogville, Lo, House, M.D. Waiting for Godot. She loves me

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have walked Camino Frances (800 km) and Vila de la Plata. ( about1000 km) It was really wonderful spiritual experience for me. Now I am going to walk Camino Portugese.

Teach, Learn, Share

Lessons of yoga meditation, dancing and cultural traditions of different countries

What I Can Share with Hosts

Different ( or common ?) views of life

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Israel, Russian Federation, Spain

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