Hey there!:)
My name is Thaisa and I'm 23-year old Ukrainian girl with a passion to travel the world as much as possible. I can tell you a lot about journalism and listen to your stories with pleasure.

I like to think I'm pretty laid-back, but I could be wrong. I prefer deep conversations about faraway galaxies, the meaning of life, memories, sex, intellect, aliens, your childhood, insecurities and fears to small talks about 'what's up'. I'm always up for good talks about your country and culture, of friendly discussions :) A lot of the time, I'd rather talk over a beer than party all night. However, after 2 beers, this is no longer true.

Although I could be afraid of something I've never done before, which is completely normal for human beings, I try to go outside the comfort zone and always looking for new people and things to discover, leaving those fears behind. I truly enjoy culture sharing prosess.

I am currently working as a journalist at one of the biggest Ukrainian media outlets, trying to make the world a better place. My interests have always been human society and the internal human experience as well as existentialist humor, art, coffee, languages, etc. Also I love music though I don't play any instruments or anything, but I've been to lots of different concerts and it's just amazing.

I have a lot of friends from different parts of the world and I just want to make more :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Traveling and staying with locals is the only way to fully experience the city or a country.

While it's great to visit the famous tourist attractions, I would like to see some beautiful places that are not listed on the travel brochures, I feel that a local will know best and can show me the hidden gems.

If you are visiting my hometown Kyiv at any point - say hi :) I will be happy to show you around the city or just give you advices on what to do here.

Interests

Creating masterpieces out of chaos

• arts
• books
• photography
• human rights
• traveling
• socializing
• international relations
• journalism
• languages
• psychology
• sociology
• documentary
• science fiction
• techno
• feminism
• european politics
• beat generation

Music, Movies, and Books

Music that makes me feel like a badass walking down the street in a leather jacket and sunglasses while combing my hair back and some angsty songs for when ur lying on the floor dissociating at 4AM :)
Lana del Rey is my queen

As for books I love James Joyce and Harry Potter's mom.
Currently reading: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
And uni books. Always uni books. When will it end?

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once I saved a kid from choking on a grape

Teach, Learn, Share

Being a journalist makes you know a little bit of everything. I read a lot about storytelling, screenwriting, european politics, international relations and human rights.

I can teach you Ukrainian or Russian if you wish and tell a lot about media outlets.

My secret skill is making American pancakes, they're pretty amazing :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories (pretty much good), jokes (sometimes not that good), bar talks

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, France, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ukraine