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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
exploring the world we live in
ABOUT ME
Hm, what shall i say? A lot of profiles start with a statement "I am an open-minded person" well, i guess i am. I am more a humanitarian type so I enjoy meeting people also interested in reading, arts and history. I love traveling, though i haven't seen so much yet. While traveling it is not so important for me to visit as sights as possible, though i also like that. What i like most is getting the spirit of the place i am in, plunging into the atmosphere.
PHILOSOPHY
I try to look brightly at the world and see the positive side. I value freedom as one of the most important parts of our existence but i know it takes a lot from you to be free and to let other people be so. I try to take people as they are.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I joined the couchsurfing when I was still living in Nikolaev, Ukraine and to my surprise, there were quite a few people who wanted to visit it, so I started with a nice experience as a couchsurfing host. Later I also traveled to a few places and it was always great to meet new people and stay with them.
Now I live in the Netherlands, in a small old beautiful city Gouda and I want to resume my CS experience. I have a very small place so it's wise to host one person at a time and, preferably, female, for safety reasons.
Interests
I like reading very much, listening to music. I like learning languages and other cultures. In my free time i prefer to be active - traveling, walking around, doing some sport. I adore riding my bicycle. This is not so popular in my country unfortunately so this is a new world for me I'm starting to explore.
- arts
- walking
- reading
- traveling
- socializing
- music
- sports
- history
- languages
Music, Movies, and Books
Music - - mainly classical as i have a musical education, Italian music, sometimes rock.
Movies - mainly good old Soviet movies. From foreign - "Midnight in Paris"
Books - fantasy, memoirs, history
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
I moved to the Netherlands and now enjoying life in this beautiful country
Teach, Learn, Share
I am very much interested in everything that is connected with learning languages and about them so I am happy when i meet people also interested in this. I like to share my knowledge and finds in this field and also learn new things from other people.
Countries I’ve Visited
Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Switzerland
Countries I’ve Lived In
Netherlands, Ukraine