Love to explore, love to live, love to be myself.

My name Maria. Kyiv is my hometown. Currently, I live in Dublin. As for now, I work in civil service supporting Ukrainians who fleeing the war. I really enjoy traveling, I explore ~20+ countries and want to see more and more. One of my biggest dreams is going to Iceland, Japan, Namibia, Morocco & Mexico (Iceland - ACHIEVED). I lived in Turkey for short period of time.

It is difficult to evaluate yourself from the side, but a lot of people say that I friendly, funny, kind, unique, responsive, hard-working, brave, sometimes wild, smart, conscious, special and cute.

My favorite cities so far:
Saint Petersburg
London
Barcelona

I’m a pet person. I’m in love with dogs and cats ❤️

I drink alcohol really rare, not a fan to be honest, but sometimes a glass or wine or local drink can be a good idea.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new great people and to see how they live in their native country. Know more about lifestyle in the different parts of the world.
I want to help other travelers to find comfortable space and relax during the journey.
I want to spend time with travelers and locals, explore country together. Share great memories together. Have a meaningful connections.

If you’re interested in salsa or bachata dances I can bring you to workshop or social dances if there will be one during your stay. If you have never danced, it can be a good opportunity to try something new.

I faced a couple of times with travelers in my native city that want some romantic or sexual relationship with me. Guys, I am not okay with such stuff and not interested at all. I am not searching for love or sex on this platform. I'm into travelling, new experience and respect here. So, if you need a girl for one night or for your vacation time, please do not contact me.

I wrote not too much information about myself, so I think you can read it all and fast, so if you will write me message add my favorite word "mango” for I can be sure that you do not only reply for free night but at least a little interested in the person with whom you are supposed to stay.

Interests

Reading 📚
New cultures 🌏
Yoga, meditation, mantra listening, ecstatic dance 🧘🏼‍♀️
Festivals 🪅
Psychology
Self acceptance, consciousness, live myself
I always happy to see and try something unusual
Play in ukulele (as an amateur)
Postcrossing ✍️
Exotic food 🥭
Daaaancing 💃
Hiking 🥾

• animals
• arts
• books
• festivals
• dancing
• yoga
• meditation
• walking
• anime
• hiking
• psychology
• hitchhiking
• ukulele
• nature
• manga
• sea
• museums
• animal rights
• trips
• vegitarian
• affirmations
• 8 bit

Music, Movies, and Books

Music : M83, Placebo, Summer of Haze, Crystal Castles, Mujuice, Radiohead.
Books: Dostoyevsky The Idiot
Charlotte Brontë Jane Eyre
Haruki Murakami The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Alexandre Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo
Jonathan Safran Foer Everything Is Illuminated

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

did not sleep 41 hours.
journey on the ferry.
hitchhiking in Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Iceland, Cyprus (~6000 km, not too much but still something special for me)
stay for a night with a host in his Muay Thai gym
jumped in a cold lake and snow in the winter in Finland :D

What I Can Share with Hosts

My favorite books, some stories, my time.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Turkey, Ukraine