Salut! I'm Odessa guide and travel journalist. I make excursions around Odessa and write for travel sites and magazines. Also, I work as PR manager at Odessa State Environmental University, help to organize eco conferences and various events, teach students how to be more eco-conscious.

Can't live without traveling and discovering new places:) Love coffee and reading books, fond of arts and ballet (I take ballet lessons).

My life motto is 'never stop exploring!'

The war started in my country on 24th February when russian invaders came to Ukraine. I don't need a place to stay, at the moment I'm in my hometown Odesa, do volunteer work translating news from Ukrainian to English, you can watch and share what's happening in Ukraine: https://www.weareukraine.info/

If you want to support the Ukrainian army here's a trusted website: https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate/

If you're ready to host Ukrainian refugees - please write me in a direct message here or on my Instagram @nathalie.vlasenko, indicating where you live, how you can help, and your contact number. I made a telegram channel for Ukrainian refugees where I share info about accommodation, transport, work search, etc, everything that can be useful for people.

Thank you!

#standwithukraine
#stopwarinukraine

My instagram is @nathalie.vlasenko
my English blog on instagram is @see__odessa

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love travelling and meeting new people, learning more about different cultures.

Interests

• arts
• culture
• literature
• impressionism
• photography
• coffee
• psychology
• ecotourism
• travelling
• ballet
• reading books
• zen
• self improvement

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical music, jazz, indie, modern music.
As for books there're lots of them, it will be a long list:)
Among favourite writers - Erich Maria Remarque, Ray Bradbury, Agatha Christie, Somerset Maugham, George Orwell, Ivan Bunin, Anton Tchekhov, Bohdana Matiyash, Andriy Lyubka, Sergiy Zhadan, Katerina Babkina, etc.
I write a little myself (poems, short stories).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sent more than 400 postcards abroad (to Europe, Asia, Southern and Northern America) and keep on writing letters and sending postcards to my friends and tourists :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can give travel tips about tourism in Ukraine, advise nice places (cafes, museums, art centres, etc) in Odessa to visit.

I can give you contacts of guides - my good colleagues (in Kiev, Lviv, Chernivtsi, Zakarpattya region) or provide you with information you need for your trip in Ukraine.

Can teach you Russian/Ukrainian if you want to learn some words or have practice :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel tips about Ukraine (and other countries I've been to).
Nice postcards I make myself or buy in different places.
Travel experience and impressions.

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Moldova, Poland, Spain, Turkey, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ukraine