My name is Pana! I travel rarely since I am student and do not have much time for it nevertheless I have been to Turkey, Israel, Palestine, UAE , Russia. I am looking forward to traveling to different destinations. I am 1 year student majoring in Economics and International Relations.I fluently speak 4 languages : Russian as a mother tongue, kazakh as a mother tongue, english and turkish. And currently i am intense french learner. I am very versatile , having very different hobbies. My mother tongues are Kazakh and Russian. I was born and grew up in the post Soviet country which is rapidly becoming more modernized. I have liberal views on everything thus I can adapt to people of different cultures and ethnicities very quickly. I have lots of international friends from USA(Texas, California), Turkey , Kuwait, Russia , Macedonia.
In my country I am socially active and I always try to contribute to my career. In 2015 I won scholarship to attend International School of Diplomacy, where I got acquainted with ambassadors from different hobbies : Macedonia, Canada, Israel, Saudi Arbia etc.
I am easy going and good listener. My friends love me for my openness and willingness to give them hand anytime they need it. I love animals.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The reason why I am here is because while traveling I try to get acquainted with local culture and get to know the place better through communication with people. Besides it I am looking forward to making friends across the globe.

Interests

• aviation
• politics
• economics
• languages
• polyglot
• marine biology
• pnl
• ussr
• stromae

Music, Movies, and Books

I dont have specific preferences I listen to everything as long as it appeals to me or is associated with good memories. Recently I am huge fan of Lana Del Rey , Beyonce , Miley Cyrus, Stromae, PNL, Eminem. I also have been The Beatles fan for a long time.
My favorite movies are An Education, Great Gatsby, some Russian movies, Mr Bean
I prefer biographies of famous people such as politicians, celebrities. My favorite book is Godfather by Mario Puzo.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

During one of my trips to Turkey I have made 5 friends with whom i keep in touch up to these days, and with some i have become really close friends!!!
I have couple outstanding academic achievements.
I am proud for being able to communicate with people of different ethnicities and from absolutely different backgrounds in their mother tongues.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Russian , Kazakh , Turkish languages. I have an experience since I have a part - time job as a teacher at the local education centre where we prepare kids to enroll the best schools in Kazakhstan. I also worked as a translator.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can give them Russian, Turkish and Kazakh language classes for absolutely free ;))
I can share with knowledge on Soviet and Post Soviet period.
My country is famous for its hospitable people , I will be more than happy to give my hosts some local gifts from my motherland.

Countries I’ve Visited

Israel, Oman, Palestine, Russian Federation, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan