Hi! My name is Anastassiya (or Ana). Originally I’m from Almaty, Kazakhstan but I’ve been living in Tartu, Estonia for last for years. This year I graduated from University of Tartu and moved to Portland, OR. Now, I’m teaching Russian Language in Reed College. It’s my first time in USA and I’m very excited about being here. I hope to travel a lot and meet a lot of new people this year!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here, because I want to travel in USA and meet new interesting people.

Interests

• arts
• photography
• film festivals
• art history
• psychology
• language exchange
• films
• food
• cinema
• laughing
• reading books
• comedy
• handmade
• pole dance

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Purple Rose of Cairo, La La Land, Midnight in Paris, Whiplash, La notte (Antonioni), Love Actually, The Night Porter, About Time, The Phantom Thread, Pulp Fiction, Lost in Translation, What We Do In The Shadows, Little Miss Sunshine, Nebraska, Ruby Sparks, Groundhog day, Punch-Drunk Love.
Books: "I Capture The Castle" Dodie Smith, stories by Dovlatov and Chekhov, "A Farewell fo Arms" Hemingway, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" Kundera, "The Secret History" Donna Tartt.
Music: ABBA ❤️

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have a very interesting life. I travelled a lot (especially I love film festivals), I speak 7 languages, I worked in 10 different jobs, and I do stand up comedy about all this stuff!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to speak Russian, how to cook Russian or Kazakh food but mostly I will just tell you cool stories from my life)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia, Kazakhstan, United States