Hey there!
My name is Nastya, I live in Moscow and work as a producer at an independent film company that promotes creative documentaries. I am deeply interested in exploring contemporary culture: arts, film, music.
Traveling is one of my greatest passions and I love to create stories behind my travel plans and make them into adventures: I once took a short trip to Vienna just to see a painting that was haunting me. For my 26th birthday I booked a ticket to Venice inspired by a documentary on Joseph Brodsky that was filmed in the city. This summer I went to Finland for a week and spent half of the trip alone in the woods and another half at the Flow Festival in Helsinki.
I also lived in Tel Aviv for a year and it was the most meaningful experience of my life. I lived in a big warm israeli family and I learnt so much about Jewish hospitality and culture. Now I consider Israel my second home even though I'm not Jewish.
This winter I'm traveling to Los Angeles and I'm really curious to see its less known side. I heard a lot about its emerging independent art and music scene and I'm looking forward to exploring it, hopefully in a company of a local who knows it well.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I tried couchsurfing for the first time less than a year ago but it totally changed the way I travel now. It made my trips abroad more meaningful than ever. I love urban life and it is extremely important for me to experience the city in a company of a local and also get to know them, their lifestyles and interests, what they live and breathe.

Interests

I love reading Russian classic literature and Scandinavian children's books (I actually consider Pippi Longstocking my role model). I study German and I'm determined to learn at least five languages. I work in documentary film industry and I made it my habit to explore every new interest of mine through documentaries.

• arts
• hiking
• english
• film
• museums
• scandinavia
• art museums
• german language

Music, Movies, and Books

Nabokov, Dovlatov, Brodsky, Pasternak, Bunin. Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. And Pippi Longstocking, of course.
Bon Iver, James Blake, Frank Ocean, The National, Foals. Young Russian indie musicians you've probably never heard of.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking trip to Altay, Siberia

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to share my knowledge of Russian and Russian culture and learn as much as I can about your culture.

Countries I’ve Visited

Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, Russian Federation