Hey 👋🏼 My name is Mariia. I just graduated from Tyumen University in Russia 🇷🇺 with a degree in International relations. As you can tell based on my choice of educational degree, I love to meet new people and experience a variety of cultures from all around the world. During my studies at the university I was able to travel to China 🇨🇳 and the U.S. 🇺🇸. In America I met a guy I fell in love with and we started a long distance relationship. His name is David. He is originally Lithuanian, but now lives in Chicago, Illinois. This summer we decided to meet and travel Europe together while also working as journalists for a news website DELFI . We are writing blogposts about our travels and life of other people from different countries. In our opinion couchsurfing is the best way to explore the lifestyle of different people and different cultures. We both enjoy travel and are full of energy young adults. This trip is really important to both of us. We are looking forward in creating many wonderful memories together and with people we meet along the way!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is not just sleeping few nights for free. It gives you an opportunity to meet amazing people from all around the world, to get new emotions and experiences and share with your own.

Interests

Traveling, foreign languages, reading, meeting new friends

• animals
• working out
• anime
• reading
• traveling
• swimming
• food
• watching movies
• tea
• watersports
• self-development
• asia
• cultural exchange
• listening to music
• taking pictures
• nature walks
• active sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Imagine dragons, Chris Brown, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Ed Sheeran, Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Maroon 5, The Weeknd, Coldplay, Kanye West, Drake, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Lana Del Rey
Films: Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney films and multfilms, Harry Potter, Hobbit, films by Christopher Nolan, Tim Burton, Frank Darabont...
Books: Leo Tolstoy, Fedor Dostoevsky, Alexander Pushkin, Michael Lermontov, Stiven King,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

•Traveled a lot around China by hitch-hiking 🇨🇳
•Were dating for 9 months in a long distance
•Rescued another person from drowning
•Went skydiving

What I Can Share with Hosts

Life experiences, anecdotes, cool stories👍🏼

Countries I’ve Visited

China, France, Germany, Lithuania, Spain, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Lithuania, Ukraine, United States