Hii 🧚🏾‍♂️ My name is Valerie and I am a student of International relations doing my second exchange in Europe
Originally I’m from Kazakhstan, beautiful city of Almaty
As I live in France now I really love exploring new cities and places here in Europe and meeting people from different cultures!
I’m really fond of learning about new cultures and languages especially
I’m also passionate about photography and creating content on social media while I travel
During my previous exchange in The Netherlands I visited a lot of countries and was inspired by that to visit many more!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I’m doing my second exchange in France right now (my first one was in The Netherlands), that’s why I’m eager to learn about cultures from the local people themselves and see many more beautiful places as well as make international friends and exchange experiences!

Interests

• salsa dancing
• bachata
• thrifting
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• skiing
• languages
• language exchange
• art
• museums
• bachata dancing
• second hand shops

Music, Movies, and Books

I love retro music a lot, especially Michael Jackson, Queen, The Beatles, Frank Sinatra and many many more. I also like pop and sometimes even Dutch rap 🤓
I just adore romantic comedies and overall films about love (I’m a hopeless romantic)
My favourite film is Before Sunrise! It’s amazing
I like reading phycological books and learning about mental health

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Done Erasmus exchange in Alkmaar
Changed place of living every 6 months
Made friends all over the world

Teach, Learn, Share

In Kazakhstan where I come from I teach English together with my study. I’ve been tutoring English for 2,5 years now, and I just enjoy sharing my knowledge and spending time with my students, so I could share my knowledge about English language as well as some things about Kazakh culture if you are interested 😄

What I Can Share with Hosts

We can exchange language knowledge as it’s one of the things I love doing! I can share my travel stories with you and suggest some cool destinations! Also I always eat milka chocolate, so might as well share it with you haha

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Egypt, France, Greece, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Kazakhstan, Netherlands