Hi everyone! I'm Maria and I'm really happy to be on CS.

I grew up in the small city in Russia called Ulan-Ude (it's between lake Baikal and Mongolia) and I really like this place. It's close to nature and there are different landscapes over there. And local culture is really interesting for me.

For some years I showed different people from CS my native places, told them about history, thaditional and shared ideas and thoughts with them. It was amazing! I didn't have an opportunaty to travel that time and this saved me. I've met lots of interesting people :)

Now I live in Saint Petersburg and studing at the university.
Unfortunatelly, I can't host people 'cause I live in a dormitory and I'm waiting for time when I can do it (but dorms are fun :D)
But I'm free to travel and I really want to discover this world! I love meeting new people, share ideas and know more about this life. I love to discover this world from talking :D

The one big thing about me: I'm into development. Development of myself: my brain, my body and my spirit, and development of all this world.

I'm really fond of spirital people. I love world's energy and yeah. That's powerful and amazing.
I love people who are alive. I mean who live this life whole 100% and enjoy every moment of it. And I want more people start living.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

CS is magic. Really. I'm here for about 3 years and I'm really happy to know about this site. It helps people from all over the world meet each other and share experience and ideas.
I showed people my native city, I lived in CSer's houses some times, I've met lots of interesting people with CS.

Interests

Traveling, meeting new people, listening to people's stories, sharing ideas, learning different cultures.

My biggest interests are life and this magnificent world.

I'm interested in brain, universe and the connection between them.

• culture
• photography
• traveling
• music
• mountains
• nature
• tea
• folk

Music, Movies, and Books

I like the book "The Little Prince". It's a children's book but it will be in my heart for whole life. I like lots of books 'cause every book that I've read had an influence on me.
I love different music. It's falk, jazz, indie, classic and ect. I can't select something "the most favorite" but some days ago I understood that I often listen to Indie-folk. And I really like it!
I love live music from hearts. Also I'm really fond of unusial musical instruments.
Also, I started to learn plaing the guitar and yeah I'd like to become good at it one day :D

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you Russian, if you want :D

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Mongolia, Thailand, Ukraine, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation