CURRENT MISSION

Nosce te ipsum! The more I see of the world, the more I know how I feel about it and what is my place in it.

ABOUT ME

I don't like to say what I am like. I'd rather say what I do. I think that describes a person better. I do schooling with great energy. I like to read and travel. I constantly try to lose weight (never worked for longer than 2 month before). I like animals, drawing, painting, dancing, music and smell of the ground after rain. I don't smoke. I love sea! My idea of a dzen place is spacious open plateaus with sun, breeze, (maybe sea) and forest somewhere in sight.

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let others do the same. Nobody owes anything to anyone. We all shape our lives the way we see fit. Nobody can judge the actions of a person as good or wrong because that's just wrong! :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've stayed with a wonderful girl in New York two years ago, and I'm looking foward to getting back in the community!

Interests

• animals
• culture
• documentaries
• dancing
• drinking
• chess
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• tennis
• swimming
• economics
• history
• languages
• mountain hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

27 dresses, Social Network, Devchata, Piter FM, etc.
"Infinite Jest", "War and Peace", "Marcello in the Real World", "1984", "A million miles in a thousand years", "Volkodav' series by Maria Semenova, "Green Fried Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe", etc.
Pop, soul, rap, Hip-hop, some Beatles, Noize Mc!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I really loved being part of the all About Alyssa series where I played...basically freshman-year me :) You can find it on Youtube if you wish.

Teach, Learn, Share

I try to learn from every person I meet. I try to not teach anything, but rather listen and offer my thoughts or my knowledge on the problem. I do love sharing. I share my culture, my perspective, and try to bring people to share too by asking tons of questions. On the sober side, I can teach Russian (which is my native language).

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, warm Turkmen socks, a very good ear

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkmenistan, United States