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

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love discovering new cultures people. The stranger, the better!

Interests

travelling, yoga, photography, cinema, art, literature, languages, trekking, billiards, mahjong, dancing, board and card games, psychology, calligraphy

• arts
• writing
• literature
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• vegetarian
• yoga
• movies
• traveling
• billiards
• music
• calligraphy
• history
• languages
• psychology
• hitchhiking
• mountains
• sweets

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. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Laos, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Nepal, Serbia, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom

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