CURRENT MISSION

eat more veg

ABOUT ME

I love eating well (locally, seasonally, intuitively), and value conscientious consumerism, and anything DIY. Anything culinary/creative are what I like. And cheese, of course. I volunteer around food in my community and beyond.

People say I am calm. And it's mostly always true, but I can't sit still for long periods of time. Unless I'm meditating.

PHILOSOPHY

"It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result."
Use your voice and speak for those who can't
No kindness is insignificant
Everything comes in time, and everything comes back to you, so be good, do good, drink your tea and don't insult in vain
Life is multifaceted, and should be lived as such
What would you do if you weren't scared of anything?
Drama is only good on stage and on the screen

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host when I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

fantastic! (99.5% of the time)

Interests

fairy tales and cats, handcrafts, art and folk art, learning languages and finding interesting links between them (NB: I am obsessed with languages, so if I don't know yours, please please come and visit. Others are also welcome!), waking up early, dancing, caffeine, чаепитие, dreams that feel familiar, the night sky, old-growth forests, entomology, etymology, FOOD: its primacy, healing capacity and deliciousness, yoga (Iyengar, Moksha, Hatha, escalator...), fermenting, ruminating, extremes.

• animals
• cats
• arts
• diy
• dancing
• dining
• cheese
• yoga
• knitting
• swimming
• entomology
• etymology
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

park chan wook, jean-pierre jeunet, kusturica, almodovar, wong kar wai, gaidai, international films AND old hollywood classics

beirut, gillian welch, cat power, múm, deerhoof, seu jorge, m ward, goran bregovic, neko case, modest mouse, st. vincent, brahms, debussy, ok go, kid cudi, ratatat.

nabokov, chekhov, bunin, hemingway, foer, atwood, suskind, fairy tales, dictionaries (i've not yet developed the ability to read them like books, but i'm working towards that)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

swimming in the bioluminescent pacific ocean with overnights in a rock cave on Pender Island
helping animals give birth

Teach, Learn, Share

haircutting?
Russian?
sewing?
knitting?

What I Can Share with Hosts

cheese / incessant cheese talk

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Russian Federation

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