CURRENT MISSION

learn languages and meet friends

ABOUT ME

I have now spent half of my life in Taiwan and half in the US, with extended stays in Poland and Russia. I consider myself citizen of the world. When I return home from a trip, I plan for the next one. I got my PhD from UC Berkeley and now I teach Polish and Russian languages and literatures.

PHILOSOPHY

one should try anything at least once in life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

met several good friends through CouchSurfing in Germany and Poland and would love to continue doing so!

Interests

I am a concert pianist and I love classical music. I go to concerts/operas regularly. I also love traveling, going to movies (mostly drama, foreign movies). I also like sports very much - I play tennis and swim (beginner level, but I am enjoying it!) regularly.

• concerts
• movies
• traveling
• music
• classical music
• piano
• sports
• tennis
• swimming
• teaching
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

any Russian/Polish literature, any classical music (Shostakovich, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin are my favorites)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

30-hour bus ride from Greece to Poland (probably won't do again lol)

waited for 8 hours on the Polish-Ukrainian border, in a bus full of smugglers!

Teach, Learn, Share

I have been a teacher for many years and I love teaching music (playing the piano, theory and history) and foreign languages. I have taught Polish and Russian at universities and Chinese informally. I know several languages but am always interested in learning more!