My friend Daryush and I met Polina Rylkova in a restaurant in Ubud, Bali. We were all travelers with a spiritual bent and it didn't take long for us to become travel buddies. We went to water temples and ecstatic dance, ate at various restaurants, had coffee at a Balinese coffee plantation shop, and talked and talked and talked.

We had a blast!

And before I left Bali for Bangkok, I just had to get Polina's story on my podcast. She's a traveler after my own heart. And I'll let her introduce herself and her journey:

"My name is Polina and I'm a free spirit, multi artist and a curious for life and knowledge traveler.

I was born in a beautiful mystical city St. Petersburg, the cultural capital of Russia. But I consider myself as a very multicultural soul travelling the world and discovering my own purpose of life through admiring the beauty of places and people on my journey.

I'm very open to discover the world through eyes of different cultures and places, and to share my own comprehension of the world.

For living and for soul I teach English and German online, dance with fire, create music, write about life, do yoga, practice joy of being connected to the nature, celebrating the beauty of all different moments of colorful life and being aware of my own existence in the mighty infinity of our world.

For me life is a lifelong experiment, a beautiful theatre performance, a field of sharing knowledge and wisdom of emotions and a celebration of sharing with people the diversity of life.

I have tried quite a lot this life, like hiking the highest mountains, diving into the most mysterious oceans, being married to the most loving husband, finding friends from all around the world.. and yet, still, people's smiling eyes is the most powerful, joyful and motivating life experience I have ever experienced in my life. Every single time. Like watching into the soul of the Universe."