Hello everyone!
My name is Natalia, I'm a researcher from Valencia, Spain. Originally I am Russian born in Central Asia. And I am looking forward to discover my future destination.

I am fond of art, history, music, poetry or whatever comes along. I think I am an old soul that likes spontaneity and experiencing different shades of life.

There is a quote by R.M.Rilke that I want to be here:
"Lass dir Alles geschehn: Schönheit und Schrecken.
Man muss nur gehn: Kein Gefühl ist das fernste"

The approximate translation is:
"Let everything happen to you - beauty and terror.
Man should keep going. No destination is final."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I really like travelling on my own and getting to know people. It is a part of the travel experience that makes it work for me, even though I am pretty introverted.

Interests

• poetry
• architecture
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• languages
• science
• art

Music, Movies, and Books

I am mostly (but not only) into classical music.
My list of best ever musical creations that I listen to regularly includes: Beethoven no. 3 and Rahmaninoff no. 2 for piano and orchestra, Tchaikovsky's serenade for strings, violin concert and ouverture 1812, 9th symphony by Dvorak, piano pieces by Alfred Schnittke. Let me know if that resonates with you :)

My fav books mainly would fall into one of categories: critical realism and drama, dystopian, existentialism or poetry.

My favourite films are Flying over the cuckoo´s nest, Fragment of an Empire (USSR,1929), but I do not watch films that frequently to give opinions. I really-really like cartoons called Hedgehog in the fog and The glass harmonica. They are short, so give them a try someday :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I guess being a pilgrim and walking Camino de Santiago two very different times. It was amazing to me not because I view it as an achievement, but rather for how it made me feel.

Teach, Learn, Share

We can try language exchange. I can share facts about my scientific field or give a small lesson of piano :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

We can practice together something artistic or just play chess. Also when I am in Valencia I have experience of giving excursions about history and heritage of the city.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan, Spain