Hello! I am Ukrainian 🇺🇦

Currently as a refugee in Italy (Ciampino, Rome) due to the Russian military invasion of my country. SUPPORT UKRAINE: https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en/

Traveling is my passion! It helps me to understand better myself and the world.
I am open-minded, smiling, always looking for adventures and try to go out from the comfort zone :)

I prefer hitchhiking rather than the bus or the train.
I love deep and sincere conversations about life, feelings and experiences.
I can spend hours observing the stars, the sunsets, the mountains, the sea etc.
I am searching for myself and my place in the world.
I try to enjoy the little things and notice the beauty and wonder in everything around me.
I enjoy mountain hiking and tent camps, festivals, youth exchanges (like Erasmus+, AIESEC), education programs.
Besides I am playing ukulele and adore reading. 
And also I love bikes and dreaming to make a bike trip one day :) 

In Ukraine I was engaged in social activities, scouting, project managment, volunteering and non-formal education. In 2019 I participated in the AIESEC volunteering project in Italy and teached children at school. In 2019-20 I studied in the Ukrainian Leadership Academy. Besides I worked in the youth center and in the NGO where I organized events for young people.
I enjoy working with children. Last summer I worked like a group leader in the summer camp for kids. The nearest time I am planning to participate in ESC volunteering project for a year to work in kindergarten or school.
I lead an active lifestyle, I like sports (Kayaking/bike/ski/skate/rollerblading etc).
I am intrested in design, arts, hand-made. Also I'm interested in graphic design and video editing.

My dreams are:
- PEACE IN MY HOME COUNTY 💙💛
- Travel all around the world! First of all I want to go to Norway and other Scandinavian countries
- Visit The Burningman!
- Jump with a parachute and try diving

I am trying to make my life bright and full of unforgettable moments and emotions!

Telegram: @vita_victoriav
Phone: +393348717003 (WhatsApp)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vita.shaposhnikova.1
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/vita_victoriavv

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Now I am discovering coushsurfing as a new way to communicate with people from diffrent countries and cultures :-)
I enjoy opening something new, developing myself by communicating with people.
I believe that international dialog is very important. If all nationals of the Earth will communicate and build a friendship, we can reach peace

Interests

• books
• design
• graphic design
• festivals
• board games
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• skiing
• sports
• psychology
• hitchhiking
• volunteering
• art
• ukulele
• travelling
• adventures
• biking
• social activism
• extreme
• scouting
• hand-made
• non-formal education
• working with kids
• mountines
• active lifestyle
• project managment

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Bila vezha, Kuzma Skriabin, Melnica, Fleur, Time Machine
BOOKS/MOVIES: Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, The Book Thief, The Shawshank Redemption, The Glass Castle, Educated (Tara Westover), I am Malala, Flowers for Algernon, Harry Potter, The boy in the stripped pigamas, Anne from Green Gables, The Hunter Games, The house of peculiar children, The bridge to Terabitiya, The chronicles of Narnia, Pollianna, Heidi, A street can named Bob

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

3-week all-Ukraine hitchhiking trip with one friend and one tent (incl. night hitchhiking)

Organization of a cultural project for young people from all over Ukraine

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach:
- Ukrainian language;
- national Ukrainian drawings - Petrikivka painting, and weave beads :)
- cycling, rollerblading, skating, playing ukulele and so on :D

I can tell you about project managment, SMM, social activism, non-formal education, volunteering programs, ukrainian youth NGO, opportunities for youth.
Also I would be happy to tell how to travel with a minimum of money, how to hitchhike right, and share intresting stories from my trips.
And of course I will share ukrainian culture with you)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Of course I can give you souvenirs from my country, and also bring something tasty ;)
I can tell you funny and intresting stories, play board games and teach you some funny active games :)
And would be happy to go walking to some beautiful place with you ))

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Ukraine