Hey Stranger!

Thank you for visiting my profile. It means 2 things to me-
1. I am travelling again ( yay!!) and I found you very interesting and want to get to know you better and maybe even surf with you ( I actualy prefer wakeboarding!, but surfing is good fun too) .
2. You are travelling and you are looking to meeting up with me. Thank you! I'm flattered and will do my best to show you the city.

Enough of talking ( tho you'll have to get used to it if you're with me!)
I am Olla/Lola/Olya. Born in Moscow ( no, I didnt have vodka instead of milk as a baby) , grew up in New Zealand (no, we don't have hobbits), lived in Australia ( G'morning mates), spent a winter in Thailand ( it was too damn cold in Europe), studied in Germany ( Heidelberg) and Spain ( Salamanca).

Came to Moscow for a visit , prior to moving to Dubai , but then was offered a good job here (External Relations Manager in a leading metallurgy firm) and decided to stay here for some time. Will see where I am heading to next :)

Just like anyone else on this site, I am a traveller at heart,
I love to laugh, smile, joke and dance! (Latin Music please)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Why are you here yourself?
Come on, its a silly question!

To connect with people who are close to you by heart and share the same passion for travel, culturesm langauges and adventure. To give and to take. To learn and to teach. Maybe to make this world just a tiny bit better by breaking stereotypes and educating others about your countrie's mentality and history

And let politics not be the topic of our conversations. Or let it be?

Interests

Blogging- tho I need to update on it.. http://wanderlustwithlola.com/
Photography
Latin Music and Dance-salsa, bachata, merengue..
Snowboarding
Deep conversations at 3am with a bottle of a good dry red
Rope jumping
Singing ( jokes.. I'm horrible in it)
Reading
Motorbiking
Food. Good food is good!
Scuba Diving
Cross-cultural communication and integration
Wine. Oh, I have mentioned it already?
Business entrepreneurship
And who doesn't like a good party?

• singing
• photography
• dancing
• bachata
• dining
• wine
• coffee
• partying
• drinking
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• latin music
• surfing
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• wakeboarding
• business
• entrepreneurship
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
Brazlian -Bahia, Bossa Nova, Samba, Forro, Zouk
Any other latin-merengue, salsa, bachata,
Jazz
Reggae is goooood.
As long as it's not drum'n'base, really-or anything that sounds like a hammer agaist your head ..

Movies
I love to watch international movies, that are usually not for a mass market audience -it really gives you an interesting perspective about other cultures and mentalities-and after all, from Germany and Armenia to Panama and Zimbabwe- people are the same everywhere, but yet so different.

I love Woody Allen! All of his movies are gold . Esp. Match Point. Please disregard his weird stepdaighter tendancies..
Memento
In Brudges
Knocking on the heaven's door
Gael Garcia Bernal has great movies-Tambien la lluvia, Diarios de motocicleta,Y tu mama tambien

Books..
Currently reading Chechov, and Richard Branson mixed with poems by
Global Dexterity: How to Adapt Your Behavior Across Cultures without Losing Yourself in the Process is one great book!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Umm.. I think scuba diving is really all-time favourite- love to discover this beautiful hidden 3-D world

Also!

Shaking Ban-Ki-Moon's (UN Secretary-General ) hand after being invited to represent New Zealand at the UN Aliance of Civilisation Conference in Bali

Teach, Learn, Share

https://www.facebook.com/olla.shimbereva
http://wanderlustwithlola.com/

Life motto :Screw it, Let's do it!!!

What I Can Share with Hosts

My energy and positive attitude!
My stories and my expereinces!
I will take you out for dinner/lunch/coffee or a drink- please don't say no :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Malaysia, New Zealand, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Thailand

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