Hey there, beautiful people!
I’m Dana. I do UX design for a living and make art for sanity (occasionally).

I’m from Russia, but I left in 2022 and have been traveling ever since, exploring new places and searching for where I feel most at home. This year I'm staying in Madrid, Spain.

I speak English and Russian fluently. My German, French and Spanish are a bit chaotic, but I can communicate — with charm and creative grammar :^)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I believe travel is about connection, not just places.

Interests

• design
• photography
• music
• art history
• languages
• messing with flowers

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

🎼 During my stay in Yerevan, I learned to read notes and dove into the world of Armenian music. For a while, I sang ancient Armenian hymns by Komitas in an ensemble.
🏺 During my stay in Tbilisi, I studied pottery and even opened a small ceramics shop — it’s still selling pieces to this day.

What I Can Share with Hosts

– A small souvenir from wherever I’m living at the moment — if you’re into that kind of thing.
– Good conversations, shared meals, calm energy, and a good laugh.

I’m clean, quiet, and genuinely respectful of people and their space. I know how to be around without being in the way. I love helping with cooking (especially if we’re improvising), and I’m always up for a conversation — deep, silly, cultural, existential, or all of the above.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Germany, Hungary, Montenegro, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Armenia, France, Georgia, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Turkey