I am Maryia, 26 years old, Libra, born in Belarus. Till the very recent time I used to live in Minsk which is the capital of this Eastern European country. I did my Bachelor in Modern Foreign Languages (read linguistics), majoring in German. And now I am doing my master in "Language and Communication" at the university of Mannheim. At the moment I am pursuing a job in the media.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because no one understands the spirit of the city like locals do!

Interests

Culture in all the facettes

It is easier to say what is not my interest - sport, gadgets of any kind, computer games :-), cooking

• culture
• cooking
• sports
• communications
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS: too many to discuss

FILMS: The Boat that Rocked, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Into the Wild, Romeo and Juliet, Roman Holiday, Requiem for a Dream, Across the Universe, Some like it hot, Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, The pianist, The scent of a woman, to be continued...

Music: Muse, 30 seconds to Mars, Lukki Li, Maroon 5, Arctic Monkeys ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I started working as a DJ on our campusradio. And that is a life changing experience for me. Worth trying!

Teach, Learn, Share

Sharing and learning for me is about giving a new perspective on things and issues. I perfectly know that every person I meet will leave me a little bit different (hopefully better) than I used to be before.

My greatest pleasure is to open new worlds for people.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am very helpful what concerns my mother tongue which is Russian. And I really love talking to people who is learning it, try to make it more comprehensible for them. But I also store a lot of funny stories and life wisdoms to share. So, I can keep my host awake the whole night with talks and discussions.

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, France, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, Germany