My name is Marina, but friends call me Marisha or just M ;)

I’m 27 y.o. Russian brunette working in the office as a senior consultant in business education department (hard and soft skills development) but my mind and soul are exploring the world.

Myself is a conscious open-minded character with a sense of humor; an extrovert who sometimes loves to turn into an introvert. A professional hugger)

I believe that my strengths are empathy, positivity, craziness in a good way and adventurous spirit but with a high level of responsibility.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Travelling is my passion and I just honestly love people no matter what race, gender, nationality, age, sexuality or other staff they are. All we have is being human.

I've already been to 21 countries, about 50 cities and swum in 7 seas and 2 oceans. It's 8.5% of the whole world so i'm eager to explore more.

Unfortunately, I’m not able to have any guests at my place but I hope this situation will change soon and I’ll be glad to welcome you in my house)

Interests

I’m into travel, strangers, gorillas and turtles, art and philosophy as well as reality and space science; cinematography and film-making, sometimes i do sketching and painting; i love to go to music concerts and festivals, i have 3 tattoos and thinking of getting more. I speak Russian as a native language, English fluent, Spanish now is really poor but still and learning Dutch and Yoruba.

• film making
• sketching
• swimming
• philosophy
• art
• travelling
• people
• friendship
• turtles
• stories
• exploring
• mindfulness
• love
• self-development
• foreign languages
• music concerts
• tattoo
• cinematograph
• space science
• gorillas
• coincidences

Music, Movies, and Books

I’m trying to live life in a positive way always and keep vibrations high. But according to movies I prefer dramas, thrillers and intelligent comedies. I dream of working as a film editor one day and if I have any chance I wish to make my own film, which will be dedicated to different aspects of life and based on real stories of people I’ve met during my life trip because everybody is a true treasure to share.

As for music: beats, rap, pop, electronic, downtempo, neoclassic, Afro beats. But sometimes it’s about the mood so I can listen to music you never expected from me)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

207 metres Bungy jumping from a platform located in the middle of the skybridge and camping in Georgian mointains with my best-friend.

Teach, Learn, Share

Be human. Stay kind.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Knowledge about Russia and its culture, ruining stereotypes, emotional intelligence, stories about perfect strangers making friends. Also if you want I would be pleased to make a short video with you in it. No preparation needed, just life capturing)

Countries I’ve Visited

Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, England, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation