CURRENT MISSION

to see the world and its beauty

ABOUT ME

I am a nomad and eternal wonderer. Life is too short, so I live to learn, love and laugh.

PHILOSOPHY

Those who do not take a risk, do not drink champagne!

Interests

I have quite varied interests from reading, traveling to foreign films, volunteering, photography and making jewellery.

• photography
• beauty
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• volunteering
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Bulgakov, Aitmatov, Gogol, Coelho, Murakami

Music: Pink, Buddha Bar, Rhianna, Gwen Stefani, Adele, Youssou N'Dour, Khaled, Sade, Otis Redding, Moby, Duffy, AR Rakhman, Yello

Films: El Crimen del Padre Amaro, Love Actually, A Single Man, Y Tu Mama Tambien, L'Auberge espagnole, Bad Education, Great Expectations (most recent version), Match Point, Vicky, Christina, Barcelona, All About My Mother, The Fall, Africa United, Heartbeats, The Beginners, Before Sunrise/Before Sunset

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I visited a remote Maasai village, volunteered at local communities and learned how to milk a cow in Kenya; rode a tow truck with broken windshields during hurricane Ivan and storm in Venezuela; tasted alligator and turtle meat in New Orleans; hiked in the Atlas Mountains and survived being stuck for 18 hours in the Kazakh steppe during winter night!

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Canada, Croatia, France, Georgia, Hungary, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan