Hi, I am Lidia :)

It's a bit tough to describe myself...
I am a professional retoucher, working internationally. The image making is my life!
I love life and try to catch every moment of it. Freedom, craziness and sincerity fascinates me.
I am always open for new ideas and happy to meet new people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

One of my tattoos says: "A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for".

Tourists usually don't see the real country or city. The country's soul is behind hotels, taxi and sights. If you are traveler, you can see much more, you can feel much more. Ordinary houses, morning streets and most of all people... Because only people create country's mood and make it alive.
I want to have warmth memories in my heart when I am leaving the country, not guide's business card.
Feel the difference? ;) That's why I am here.

Interests

I love everything new, creative and breathtaking.

• arts
• writing
• literature
• photography
• tattoos
• dining
• vegetarian
• motorcycles
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• business
• history
• languages
• tourism
• visual arts
• mountains
• adventure
• film photography
• people
• heavy metal
• asia
• photoshop
• lomography
• roads
• retouch

Music, Movies, and Books

I am in love with the Italian cinematography of 60s-70s.
Fav music is mainly classic, heavy-metal, rock, punk-rock, gypsy-punk, post-punk, oriental-metal, world, ambient.
I adore to read, so I have huge list. Usually i prefer adventures, novels, biographies, drama, classics, mythopoeia, philosophical fiction, historical fiction and much more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One day I've smiled to the world and suddenly found happiness inside of me.
This simple realization has changed my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have strong knowledge about photography, retouching, photoshop etc. I know how to become successful freelancer, manage time, reach goals, get rid of bad habits and generally move into self-development direction. And of course, my travel adventures :)
It would be great to learn about fashion illustration, Spanish, yoga, driving motorcycle, psychology, publishing industry, trekking and climbing, handmade.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Roof, food and great mood :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Italy, Nepal, Russian Federation

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ukraine