CURRENT MISSION

To dance the tango with chance

ABOUT ME

People refer to me as an ipod girl, butterfly girl, dancing girl, or the girl who always smiles. I usually randomly meet people either because I'm dancing or smiling or staring (odd, I know).

PHILOSOPHY

Asi es la vida

Cherish the moment and enjoy life in the present

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Host/surf/meet other travelers and refer them to CS

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have bounced around Europe on couches in Germany, France, Italy and Ireland. I have attended gatherings all over the world. The people I have met really gave me new perspectives not only on their culture but also on life in general.

I try to host whenever I am available in the Twin Cities. I like to wander around the city with my guests and take them salsa dancing. If you stay with me, you are almost guaranteed a home cooked meal. :)

Interests

Dancing(especially salsa and bachata), butterflies (the ones with the pretty colorful wings), traveling and meeting people (I love random chances to meet someone interesting), drawing (a pencil is my friend), photoshopping (the funky things I create make me happy), painting (especially using watercolors), beads (esp. bead looming), cooking (Russian food is my specialty, also I like to cook Italian meals), getting lost in an unfamiliar city, playing on my keyboard, singing whatever is playing in my headphones, nature (where I take my headphones out...)

• culture
• singing
• design
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• tango
• bachata
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• drawing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Hard Candy, Thank You for Smoking, The Jacket, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Little Miss Sunshine, White Oleander, Sweet November, Love Actually, The Holiday, American Beauty, The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream, Volver, The Science of Sleep, Once, Juno, Blow, The Illusionist, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, PS I love you, Black Swan, What Dreams May Come

Music: alternative rock/pop, techno/house, salsa, bachata, reggaeton, russian pop, acoustic, rock, ambient, indie

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you to make Russian soup, cabbage rolls, homemade alfredo sauce, basic steps of salsa and bachata. I can teach you to speak Russian. I can give you some travel tips that I found useful.

I would love to learn to make sushi in addition to learning some more hip hop. I would also like to learn more about web design. I would like to speak more Spanish.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, United States

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