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  • Fluent in English, Russian; learning German, Italian
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2017
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About Me

Greetings, everyone ;)
I’m glad that people now have an opportunity to travel easily. I try to travel as much as possible. It enhances my understanding of the world, helps with shaking off routine and slows the running of time.
Recently l’ve tried skiing, now l’m obsessed with improving the skill. And what an expensive and hard hobby it is!
Just a few months ago I was reminded of how important it is not to stop learning and reading. I stumbled upon Tim Urban’s blog and now my world will never be the same. To think I knew nothing about Elon Musk, Tesla, SpaceX, AI and what dangers it poses when it will become ASI, Fermi paradox, wow.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I came to couchsurfing for possibility to increase social interactions.

Interests

  • sketching
  • dancing
  • skiing
  • mountains
  • learning languages
  • reading books
  • exploring nature

Music, Movies, and Books

Music 🎶- literally a mix from different genres. A list will be too long. However here is peculiar detail for instance - l love to visit concerts of the Baseballs. The atmosphere there is exceptional.
Movies 🎥 more like tv series - Sherlock BBC version left a big impact on me, I watched it in original and this took a great effort :)
Books 📚 Harry Potter is a litmus test for me. In the beginning of university I couldn’t read it in English. After couple of years I took a book and suddenly it wasn’t that hard anymore. That’s when I understood what a big progress I made. Now I have all 7 of them in Italian. I hope one day an Italian litmus test will be a huge success.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have a fear of heights. Still I’m trying to conquer it. I’m not sure how it is called in English - obstacle course high on the trees. Done it twice - terrifying experience. I’ve tried rock climbing (indoors). I took a gamble flying to Bulgaria and trying skiing there for the first time ever. Didn’t know what to expect of myself. However the fear of heights didn’t interfere.
I've seen a TED-talk about full eclipse experience and now I would like to try it myself. This accomplishment is for the future.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

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