My name is Maria, I'm 25 years old, was born in Minsk, Belarus, but due to political situation after the elections in 2020 in Belarus, I had to move. I am currently living in Vilnius, Lithuania.

I am a practicing lawyer in corporate consulting (although it sounds way more serious than it actually is 😅)

I play piano, ukulele, and sing as well, I used to sing in a choir. I am not really into sports and god do I hate gym. Although I can enjoy an occasional volleyball game, table tennis, ice skating and dancing.

I am a feminist and a social activist. I organize a club for girls and women in Vilnius where we discuss various topics.

I'm really interested in travelling, cultural exchange and experience sharing

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is an amazing opportunity to meet local people or to show other people your country from a local view ☺️
💉 I am fully vaccinated.
❗️Couchsurfing is not Tinder. I am not looking for any kind of romance either from hosts, guests or people I meet. Please let’s respect each other’s safety and privacy.

Interests

• cats
• culture
• humanities
• books
• singing
• human rights
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• swimming
• history
• language exchange
• sightseeing
• learning languages
• feminism
• postcards
• foreign languages
• musical instruments

Music, Movies, and Books

🎶 Music: varies from my mood, but my all-time faves are Fall Out Boy, Panic! At the Disco, The Weeknd, Bastille, Troye Sivan, Taylor Swift (her songs are very catchy😂), John Newman, Queen, The Neighbourhood, Muse, Arctic Monkeys. Hans Zimmer is my favourite modern classic. I also like Andrew Lloyd Webber and the Phantom Of the Opera is my favorite musical.

🎥 Movies: I'm open to everything except horrors. Marvel/DC, Guy Ritchie films, Nolan’s films. My fav actors are Henry Cavill and Robert Pattinson. And yea, I watched all the Twilight films 😂
Fav shows I recently watched: The Witcher,
Ozark, True Detective, Stranger Things
All time favorite shows: How I Met Your Mother, Friends, The Big Bang Theory, The Mentalist, The Crown

📚 Books: all books about Angelique, Percy Jackson, Rebecca, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Air

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've taught myself how to play the ukulele

Teach, Learn, Share

I can tell you about Belarus and Lithuania. I am open to discuss politics as well ;)
I like debating about different social topics, feminism, human rights, self-love, sexual education etc. I love talking about music and movies as well :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share some traditional belarusian recipes (although I am not really into cooking 😂)
I can give some tips about Vilnius and Minsk too :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, Germany, Lithuania