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Overview

  • 4 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Belarusian, English, Russian; learning Turkish
  • 47, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • teacher of English
  • Polatsk State University
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

ABOUT ME

Inquisitive, adventurous, open-minded.

PHILOSOPHY

Nothing is by chance.
Sharing pleasures doubles their joy!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have very little experience on CS, but I hope it will change... starting now.
I like meeting new people and believe that sharing is caring ;)

Interests

Reading, listening to the BBC, hiking, travelling, doing yoga, quilting, psychology

  • yoga
  • reading
  • traveling
  • hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Modern Indian movies with Aamir Khan: Like Stars on Earth (Taare Zameen Par); Rang De Basanti; 3 idiots, Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries)
BBC documentaries
Music: Tom Waits, Elena Kambourova, Elena Frolova.
Books by Gerald Durrell; Fyodor Dostoyevsky and many others; poetry

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Witnessing my niece being born; visiting St Herman's Monastery in Platina, California; flying in a hot air balloon in New Mexico, USA.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can tell you about Belarus, the country that most people recognize only after you tell them that it's close to Russia :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook a traditional Belarusian meal, be a hiking companion, play board games like 'Dixit' or 'Apples to Apples'

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Lithuania, Poland, Russian Federation, Scotland, Ukraine, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, Georgia, United Kingdom, United States

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