CURRENT MISSION

To define my mission and take decisive steps toward reaching it. Also - to learn Spanish :)

ABOUT ME

Hi! As you can see, I'm Maria from St. Petersburg, Russia and I love my city with all my heart. I used to live in the USA for 7 years and now I am back home.

Office worker by day, english teacher by night, and trying to enjoy life with friends, strangers or just by myself the rest of the time.

PHILOSOPHY

Don't complicate things - do what you want, enjoy the moment, be yourself and try to do good. aaand I've only started trying to live by this philosophy :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Showing around the city or just meeting for a chat.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Mostly language tandems, lovely walks around St. Petersburg and Barcelona, and some events - all great so far!

Interests

Art, architecture, cultures, languages, discovering new places, St. Petersburg, people, skiing, long walks, nature

• arts
• architecture
• skiing
• teaching
• languages
• language exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

Before Sunrise, Pride and Prejudice, Geography of Bliss, Dostoevsky - Белые ночи, the Beatles, Queen, Jeff Buckley, Norah Jones, Regina Spektor, Nina Simone

To be honest when answering this question I could come up with much more movies, books, and music than I want to try, than my actual favorite ones... but I'm working on it!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

For me the most amazing things are simple but strong impressions that come and go so quickly. There are many but they don't make for great profile notes :)

Teach, Learn, Share

In general, I'm interested in languages and looking for language exchange. Your Spanish and German for my English and Russian.

Also, if you have an intersting hobby you want to share, I'd love to try that too!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, Sweden, United States

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