"I long to live a wild, passionate life."
Originally from Odessa, Ukraine but raised in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up in one of the most international cities in the world, I always had the wanderlust bug. At 16, my friend and started setting off on road trips every school break we got. We never strayed too far, mostly only Connecticut or Florida. But when I turned 18 years old, my old partner and I packed our backpacks and with our thumbs out - headed west! Since then I've been on and off on the road, only coming back home to save up money for the next adventure. I've tried living in LA for a couple months, would love to give San Francisco or Seattle a go...or maybe an international city like Paris? From East to West Coast (twice), majority of Costa Rica, Turkey, and recently most of Eastern and Western Europe.
After getting a couple more travels out of my system, I plan on studying Psychology, Geography, Anthropology and becoming a Flight Attendant.

My instagram: oohwanderlust

"I want a blaze of light to flame in me forever in a timeless, dear love of everything. And why should I pretend to want anything else?" — Jack Kerouac

~~ Traveling around the West Coast, America ~~

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To make connections with likeminded people in foreign countries! Or show off my beloved New York City :)

Interests

Exploring ~Traveling (of course!) ~ Dancing ~ Hiking ~ Learning new things ~ History ~ Finding Street Art ~ Biking ~ Petting cute animals hehe

• dogs
• arts
• architecture
• street art
• dancing
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• anthropology
• teaching
• history
• medicine
• psychology
• hitchhiking
• road trips
• national parks
• comedy

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: anything from Boney M - Led Zeppelin - The Beatles - The Doors - Gorillaz - Empire of the Sun - Spanish Guitar - Disco - Abba!- ....It's all over the place!
Movies: Grease, Across the Universe, The Warriors, Moulin Rouge!, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Amelie, The Martian, Moana, 3:10 to Yuma, Harry Potter, Django Unchained, Pulp Fiction....
Books: To Kill a Mockingbird, Catcher in The Rye, The Art of Racing in the Rain, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Call of the Wild, Life of Pie, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, Eat Pray Love, Anais Nin, 1984, Animal Farm, Interview with a Vampire, Brave New World, Harry Potter series, Hunger Games trilogy. Anais Nin....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiking through the scorching hot New Mexico, Arizona, and California desert was no piece of cake. The sun showed no mercy but luckily most people did! We didn't have to wait longer than 15 minutes for most people to stop and pick us up. Unexplainable bliss came when we left the dessert and ended up in Nevada's magical Lake Tahoe. The lake is beyond freezing, but after almost 4 or 5 days of dry heat, we didn't complain! We camped under the stars and woke up to the glistening water for 3 days...sunbathing, jumping into the water, hiking around, sitting by the fire, and watching the surreal sunset...Life is beautiful...

Teach, Learn, Share

I believe that I am more of a student than a teacher, but who knows?
I'd love to learn: Italian, little hidden gems of your favorite city/country, how to play an instrument, history, really anything you can offer :D

If you're in NYC: I can show you the best Streetart spots.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Funny stories, tips on surviving New York, many laughs, ridiculous dance moves, and hopefully good times....

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Estonia, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ukraine, United States