Hello! My name is Lija (pronounced 'Leah'). I was born in a Russian family in Latvia, studied in England for two years, and currently I'm doing my year abroad in Japan. My major is Philosophy. I also study Japanese language and New Media Publishing as my minors.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy travelling and learning about other cultures, meeting new people.

Interests

- I love Irish folk music and know a couple of Irish dances.
- I have been doing fencing for 5 years. I'm not particularly good at this sport, but I enjoy it very much.
- I write poems in Russian.
- I like learning new languages.
- I'm a vegetarian.
- I play video games. My absolute favorites are Dragon Age and Mass Effect series.

• arts
• culture
• folklore
• music festivals
• folk dancing
• video games
• board games
• folk music
• hiking
• fencing
• history
• philosophy
• religion
• sightseeing
• nature
• mythology
• ancient history
• fantasy
• paganism
• nature walks

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Spiritual Seasons, Daemonia Nymphe, Wardruna, Theodor Bastard, Noize MC.

MOVIES: "Alexander", "The Eagle", other historical movies and series, documentaries, TED.

BOOKS: LOTR, "The Hobbit", "The Silmarillion", other fantasy books, Russian poetry (Brodsky, Gumilyov, Mayakovsky).

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russian Federation