NOTE: I NOW LIVE IN TAMPA, FL

SORRY SURFERS, CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING, BUT WILLING TO MEET NEW PEOPLE.

CURRENT MISSION

To learn about different cultures through the lives of real people! There is nothing better than interpersonal communication and common love we all hold among each other. The world can really be a better place if we just learn to understand.

ABOUT ME

Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, raised in upstate NY, now reside in Tampa, Florida and working on my entrepreneurial self being. I love taking spontaneous trips, especially when it's worth it, and feel that if you treat someone right, they will treat you the same way. I'm a Christian gal :-)

PHILOSOPHY

I LOVE quotes, so you can view my personal philosophy through these awesome quotes below:

Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you - Matthew 6:33

The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live. - Buscaglia

"Great minds discuss ideas;
Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people"

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover" - Twain

"You can tell what they are, by what they do" - Matthew 7:16

"For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope"
Jeremiah 29:11

"Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday. Be a self-starter. Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today will never happen again. Don't waste it with a false start or no start at all. You were not born to fail.” Og Mandino

"Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire dd, but she did it backwards and in high heels." - Faith Whittlesey

"You can have it all. You just can't have it all at one time" - Oprah Winfrey

"I do not wish (women) to have power over men; but over themselves." - Mary Wollstonecraft

"The reason people get into trouble financially or never get ahead is because they have liabilities that they have been led to believe are assets. One of the most important lessons I learned was to know the difference between an asset and a liability" - Kim Kiyosaki

"Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you."

“Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidise it” Ronald Reagan

"You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough." George MacDonald

"It doesn’t matter what you’ve heard. Impossible is not a word. It’s just a reason for someone not to try. Everybody’s scared to death, when they decide to take that step. It’ll be alright. Life is so much more than what your eyes are seeing. You will find your way, if you keep believing. I’ve seen miracles just happen.... Silent prayers get answered. Broken hearts become brand new. That’s what faith can do.." Kutless-What Faith can do

"No matter how close you follow the jumps, no matter how careful you are, there's going to be the sense you missed something, the collapsed feeling that you didn't experience it all. There's that fallen heart feeling that you rushed right through the moments where you should've been paying attention. Well, get used to that feeling. That's how your whole life will feel. This is all practice. We're just warming up.."

Never let go of hope. One day you will see that it all has finally come together. What you have always wished for has finally come to be. You will look back and laugh at what has passed and you will ask yourself... 'How did I get through all of that?'

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

NONE. YET. NEW TO THIS :-)

Interests

Outdoor activities, volleyball, tennis, learning about culture, meeting new people, taking trips, traveling, drinking socially, reading and much more (obviously)

• culture
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• sailing
• tennis
• volleyball

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Follow my dream :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Ireland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Ukraine, United States