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Broxbourne, England, United Kingdom
@oliainchina
Member since 2009
I'm an open-minded and outgoing person, I like music, walks around the city or nature and spending time with friends. Sometimes I prefer to stay quiet and have time for my own thoughts. I'm a history buff and like exploring traditions and food of those countries that I visit. At the moment, I live with my husband (here he is https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/husaysan) in London and I am excited to explore my new country. I do yoga and I'm mostly a vegetarian, but I don't impose my ideas or way of life on others. In fact, I am adventurous enough to try some exotic non-veg dishes, like sheep intestines or kangaroo steak. ;) I'm a freelance travel writer and at the moment I'm trying my hand in calligraphy, teaching yoga and studying to become a psychological therapist. You can check my calligraphy in my Etsy shop if you are interested: https://www.etsy.com/shop/InkyLetter?ref=hdr_shop_menu
Interested in Art
Fluent in English
Learning German
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Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I love discovering new cultures people. The stranger, the better!
Music, Movies, and Books
I'm a great fan of American literature (Beat generation writers in particular) and American cinema. In literature I prefer fiction and non-fiction. I am also a history buff and always have a big tome on my night table. At the moment it is mostly literature on British history and London. If you are into books, let's be friends on Goodreads! https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12237700-olga-kovalenko Speaking of music: jazz, classics, blues, electronic, ethnic
One Amazing Thing I've Done
getting lost on a glacier in Himalayas hitchhiking through Chinese Tibet riding through Albanian mountains - 100km of wilderness in 6 hours!
What I Can Share With Hosts
I have a lot of stories to tell from my travels and I can calligraph a card for you free of charge. :)
My Interests
travelling, yoga, photography, cinema, art, literature, languages, trekking, billiards, mahjong, dancing, board and card games, psychology, calligraphy