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Overview

  • 94 references 38 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Portuguese, Russian; learning Portuguese
  • 42, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • Tourist guide & Russian language Teacher (to foreigners)
  • life is the best teacher ;)
  • From Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka Krai, Russian Federation
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

melhorar português do Brasil...

ABOUT ME

Multi-personality ;)
I can be different depending on mood, circumstances, people and places around.
As a resume, I can say that I like to learn new things every time (I am curious), have fun (I am funny when I wanna be) and appreciate intelligent people with wide interests (I am smart and modest) :)
All other aspects you will know when you meet me.

And I also love travelling, deep conversations, Japan, Italy, Brazil, cycling and dogs :) !

P.S. learning Brazilian Portuguese now. Always happy to practice it with native speakers or anyone who speaks it as a second language.

PHILOSOPHY

Fortune favors the brave.

warau mon ni fuku kitaru (Japanese)
The good luck comes to the gates where you can hear laugh.

Smile smile smile

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As I meet A LOT of people every day due to my job at this point of my life I host only friends or people I already know. I am always available to help travellers and to share nice conversations together. If you are capable to become a friend from the 1st sight, I can host you maybe;))

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Since 2007
I am an "old dinosaur couchsurfer", from those times when very few people knew about this network. As I don't lack new people in my life I am not very active here but when I am travelling and meeting people in my trips it is a super cool instrument to explore deeper the local culture and expand your knowledge about the world (due to people you meet), that is why I love it.

Interests

sports, travelling, nature, reading, music, cinema, photographing and modelling, learning foreign languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: too many to list here. Butterfly effect, Amelie; among the last ones I liked the most: Cast Away, The Pianist, The Longest Ride, Wicker Park, Jaane tu ya jaane na ("Do you know or don't you", Indian youth comedy), A Mulher Invisível ("Invisible woman", Brazilian comedy), La vita è bella ("Life is beautiful", drama and comedy altogether, amazing), Sandheden om mænd ("Truth about men", Danish movie), Les poupées russes ("Russian Dolls", French movie), etc etc.Music: a lot. R.Williams, Dido, Madonna, Pink, Shakira, Scorpions, Lucio Battisti, Mylene Farmer, The Baseballs, etc etc Books: classical literature, travelogs, adventure novels, real life stories. I like: T.Dreiser, M.Kundera, F.Sagan, Tony Parsons, Anna Gavalda, Jorge Amado, and many others.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Snorkling in the Red Sea in Egypt was amazing (I love to watch different species of fishes, it is like meditation and I don't get tired of it).

Climbing the Avacha volcano in Kamchatka was great (Amazing scenery!)

Travelling on my own for 7 months in Latin America (spending almost 6 months in Brazil) in 2014 was a very special experience. In my "inner time" it equals to 3-4 years at least. I learnt a lot. If you want to live an intense life - go travelling!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach languages. Learn stories. Share opinions.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can show you some parts of Moscow or we can meet up for a walk or talk if I have time.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation

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