Hi! My name is Valerie. Originally I'm from Minsk, Belarus, but currently I'm studying in Budapest, Hungary. Besides my studies I organise poetry-musical events in Minsk and participate in public poetry readings. Together with my friends we have a video-channel on YouTube, where we place our video-interviews.

I enjoy travelling a lot. That's why I've decided to login on this site, because what can be better than visiting a new place and exploring it with the locals? (It is a rhetorical question).

Moreover, travelling is a good way to catch inspiration. I'm a poet, that's why it is essential for me to get new emotions and bright memories.

I hope to find new friends with the help of Couchsurfing :)

P.s. My instagram account - @leralonven

Interests

• poetry
• dancing
• wine
• traveling
• languages
• food
• sport
• marketing
• jogging

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Russian rock stuff (Bi-2, DDT, Splin, Zemfira, etc.); Johnny Cash, The Beatles, Joe Cocker, Bob Marley, The Rolling Stones, The Scorpions, Lee Fields

Movies: Tarantino, Woody Allen; "Scent of a Woman", "The Godfather", "Burnt by the Sun", "En man som heter Ove", "Forrest Gump"

Literature: Dostoevsky, Chehov, Esenin, A.Conan Doyle, A.Christie, B.Akunin, V.Karatkevich, Ken Kesey

What I Can Share with Hosts

Pleasant emotions, a home-made dinner (f.e. Belarusian or Russian national cuisine), presents from a stay-country :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hungary