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, Montenegro, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

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