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  • 34, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • I work in a nonprofit in the Education sector.
  • Sociology and International Relations (Brown University, ...
  • From Sofia, Bulgaria
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy life, learn as much as possible along the way and make it a better place to live.

PHILOSOPHY

I live to experience life in new ways.

"Real learning gets to the heart of what it is to be human. Through learning we re-create ourselves. Through learning we become able to do something we never were able to do. Through learning we reperceive the world and our relationship to it. Thourhg learning we extend our capacity to create, to be part of the generative process of life. There is whitin each of us a deep hunger for this type of learning. It is, as Bill O’Brian of Hanover Insurance says, “as fundamental to human beings as the sex drive.”" - a quote from my sociology book that holds much more for the things outside the books

I have a tattoo on my wrists that sums up my life philosophy. If we are in the right mood, that is - drinking wine and talking about life somewhere around a sunset or a sunrise, I will share it with you.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've couchsurfed in Philadelphia and Washington DC, which was quite amazing. Several couchsufrers have come to the co-op in which I lived in Providence, RI.

Interests

music, seeing all the beautiful things around us, both in the city, in nature, on the ceiling, sociology, dancing, photography, hiking, traveling (duh..), wine
kitesurfing, snowboarding

DANCING!

I enjoy Sociology, reading the Economist, SNOWBOARDING (I can take you to our mountains if there's snow), running, animals (I can take you to a local animal shelter to pet dogs), traveling...

  • animals
  • pets
  • dogs
  • books
  • photography
  • dancing
  • education
  • wine
  • running
  • drinking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • hiking
  • snowboarding
  • economics
  • teaching
  • sociology
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I was probably meant to be a musician because I just love music. Drum and bass, other electronic music. Classical rock like Deep Purple. Trip hop. Much much more. I can play you some Bulgarian music.

As long as there is music and dance, everything will be perfectly alright.

I enjoy seeing good movies.

I would love to see some local cinema or theater and of course show you some Bulgarian:)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I swam in GLOWING PLANKTON in Cabo Polonio, Uruguay.

The most magical experience possible.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a pretty wide knowledge on the different techniques of entertaining one with a bubble maker.

I would love to go out and share my photography experience for a day of street photography.

I know lots about Sociology, Education, IR, Org Development.

I can teach you to snowboard and take you freeriding in Bulgaria.

Can teach you Bulgarian! And Sociology!

I can also teach you how to make a dream-catcher!

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