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Overview

  • 18 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Russian; learning French, German, Italian, Spanish
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • Student
  • American Studies
  • From Kemerovo Oblast, Russian Federation
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About Me

*** Just moved to Leipzig and seriously looking for new friends/people to sit in the cafe with! ***

I enjoy literature, being around large water surfaces, music, architecture.

I like to talk when I like the person I'm talking to. Intention to be involved in the act of communication is at all times more important than the words themselves.

I don't have a clue what does it mean to be open-minded or otherwise and I don't think life is anything like a box of chocolates.

My life dream is to visit everywhere, learn 10 languages, go to art school, read 1000 best novels from The Guardian's list, then settle down to open a cuddle shop.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love people, and I believe I haven't met all my friends yet.
I also like to show people around here.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Met some interesting people. Been secretly filmed on a webcam while in the shower. Ate a lot of homemade pasta.

Interests

Travelling routines:

- going to contemporary art museum

- seating near the water eating sandwiches/reading/talking

- live music Wednesdays

- hiking to some hill

- seeing animals

- sampling all local cakes around

- sleeping on your couch and making a mean omelette afterwards!

  • animals
  • arts
  • literature
  • singing
  • architecture
  • contemporary art
  • traveling
  • music
  • piano
  • hiking
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Long novels about sad things like despair, loss and failure. I am on a mission of reading all world's fiction, really.
The National and the like indie, female singers/songwriters, anything with piano, opera.
Woody Allen, Cameron Crowe, Wes Anderson, your favorite movie (because I'd like to know you).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent 5 hours sitting at Lisbon viewpoint watching the light and the sky changing over the big river. Yep, that's the kind of thing I like to do.

Teach, Learn, Share

We can always practice Russian, which seems to be in the fashion these days. We can talk about literature all night, or bitch about our countries' respective social politics. I am also a terrific listener to singing out of key, no, really, love it.
If you play piano, cook well or speak a foreign language, I would definitely ask you for a lesson.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I will laugh at your jokes. Yes, all of them!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Russian Federation

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