I'm an information designer from Kyiv; Ukraine 💛💙 but I'm living in Ghent, Belgium, so I can't host you in Kyiv for now.
I specialize in infographics and data visualization even though I studied economics and then I was studying at the Academy of Fine Arts.
In 2025 going to study Ergo therapy (Occupational therapy ) in Ghent, very excited about it!
So yeah, learning is my favorite thing to do besides traveling:).

I'm a life-loving person! I'm the creator of my life. I love traveling, admire the sunsets, smile to the sun, enjoy nature and the world as a whole.

I love to capture a beautiful moment in my memory and with my camera. I'm into art, music, psychology, philosophy, people and their brains , inner world. I enjoy mode of real life of people, explore different countries.
I'm playing piano and singing in choir :).

I like spontaneity and unconventionality, when people appreciate life, enjoy every moment. I’m also very curious. I like meeting new people, communicating with people, get know new cultures, languages.

if you want to contact me or if you want to know more about me:
https://www.facebook.com/sofia.kononova.9 https://instagram.com/mia_sofia_k

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I adore traveling, explore the world and communicating with people.

Interests

Too many interests :)

• arts
• books
• literature
• performing arts
• architecture
• impressionism
• photography
• coffee
• technology
• movies
• traveling
• music
• live music
• jazz
• hiking
• sports
• rock climbing
• anatomy
• art history
• philosophy
• psychology
• adventure
• theatre
• jam sessions
• climbing
• foreign languages
• fine arts
• landscapes
• post-impressionism

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Funk, Jazz, Blues, Electro Swing, Jazz- electronic, Electronic, Indie Folk/Pop, instrumental, classic, hip hop &
Pink Floyd, Hiatus Kaiyote, Robert Glasper ,Stevie Wonder , Parov Stellar, Bonobo, Massive attack ,Bjork, Beatles, Zaz, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James , Yann Tiersen , Michael Jackson , Sting, Astor Piazzolla, Chopin, Claude Debussy, Ludovico Einaudi, Michael Numan, Nino Katamadze and many other.

BOOKS: a lot of from russian (ukrainian) writers for example: Dostoevsky, Tolstoy («Воскресение»), Bulgakov, Nabokov, Gazdanov, Gogol, Mariengof, Chekhov.
And other foreign: Maugham, Hemingway, Camus, Remarque, Kerouac, Fitzgerald, Maupassant...

MOVIES; My favorite film directors: Wim Wenders, Tarkovsky, Godard, Wes Anderson and others

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I made a round trip to Europe by hitchhiking for 2 months . From Kiev to Prague, over 7000 km.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you Russian, Ukrainian and a bit of Dutch, I can also teach you how to cook borscht (Ukrainian dish). I can sing to you, teach a little to play the piano.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Positive emotions, stories, songs, music, knowledge of art, hitchhiking experience, good mood, smile

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Cyprus, Russian Federation, Ukraine