Making friends should be made into profession. I'd apply for a "Senior Friend Maker". No, that doesn't sound right... Anyway, once I had to write a bio for work, so i'm gonna reuse it here, cause it describes me well. It's all true, except I'm not in California any more.
Here comes:"Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, Lidia always dreamed of being a theatre director. After moving to the United States and realizing that California is sorely lacking in the theatre department, she turned to filmmaking. Lidia holds masters degree in Psychology, though she often ditched her classes to hang around the famous Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. As a result her knowledge of both human nature and art is fragmentary and unsatisfactory.The optimism and cheerful disposition inherited from the rich cultural tradition of classic Russian writers such as Fyodor Dostoevsky comes through in her work. Currently Lidia resides in San Diego and commutes to LA to take film courses. She believes that as a result her directing and driving skills have improved greatly and hopes to make a lot of new little depressing films."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

This place is great. I already made wonderful new friends thanks to it and looking forward to meeting more wonderful people :)

I travel a lot with my films to film festivals, so I am not always in St Petersburg, but when I'm here, I'm happy to introduce you to the culture, the city and some insider tips!

I wish I could host you, as I love guests, but I'm now living with my older parents to help them around so it's not the most fun house to stay at...

Interests

People, traveling, literature, art, archaeology, singing and playing guitar, film, dancing, and life in general.

• arts
• culture
• literature
• singing
• folklore
• film making
• dancing
• movies
• traveling
• guitar
• psychology

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well. Amazing is a big word. But I had some fun :)
Worked in archeological expeditions, made movies, walked on a breathing volcano, swam with sharks... what else?
Oh yeah, learned to like vegetables!

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn about you and your culture, what you see around and what you think about it.