CURRENT MISSION

growing dreams to come true

ABOUT ME

It is strange describing yourself... One thing I'll say is that I believe that life is full of beauty and I am grateful to the people I meet, who prove that by sharing their passions, insights, the way they live. I appreciate photography, music, memories, art of life!

PHILOSOPHY

In order to live free and happily, you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice. (R.Bach)
You can never know what life will bring you, which makes every next turn of its road so exciting!
And definitely - the little things that constitute the puzzle of life are very important! The things that lift the mood - a passer-by who catches your eyes and smiles, walking on the sunny side of the street, when my mom bakes a cake and the smell is all around the house, sitting in a car when it's in a car wash, seeing people hug and being happy - all that is beauty. it all has the same effect on me - =)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I hope to surf and host as much as I can today, tomorrow and in the years to come!
Why? Because it is through people that we discover ourselves and the world.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm new to this project, but I've been surfing couches of friends and friends of friends for a while, and have accommodated interesting people wherever I lived.
Surfed a few couches in Bretagne and in Katowice - enriching experience!
now that I'm in Paris, the only people I talk to are: landlords,passer-byes and CSfers=)

Interests

Lively people, mulled wine in cold winter cities, etymology of known and unknown languages, refreshing summer rain, dogs, brilliant and funny ideas, why do people think the way they think and do what they do, our abilities of which we aren't aware...

• dogs
• arts
• photography
• beauty
• wine
• walking
• music
• jazz
• surfing
• etymology
• languages
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Literature:letters from friends, Erich Maria Remarque,A.Tolstoy, Milan Kundera, Balzac, articles in le Monde, le Petit Prince
Music: Paris Combo, the Beatles, Brainstorm, A. Chelentano, Nouvelle Vague, Zemfira... Philip Glass and Chopin. LIVE MUSIC!!!
Cinematography: old Russian war movies, ESMA cartoons, "Forest Gump", Giuseppe Tornatore's movies, French cinema ("le premier jour de la reste de ta vie" etc)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Last summer we went to the mountains and I realized - the only thing prettier than old mountain chains... are those, surrounded by the sea!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - remembering that when it rains, it is the sun that always stays with us, while the clouds are visitors=)
Learn - somebody's world
Share - theatrical, jazz experiences + long/short walks around the town

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Ireland, Ukraine