The new CS has taken me aback. Maybe I need time to digest the changes. At present I feel that it is not only the layout that has changed, but also the spirit... Therefore, I am taking a break and will not host in the next future. Maybe I'll drop out completely.

Studied classical subjects in high school and then winemaking Now managing a winery I am into history, music and philosophy

Sorry but I can’t host but open for meting. Hello 👋🏻. My name is Ihor Drobot, and I’m Ukrainian.🇺🇦 I am a person who loves my country and national traditions. I also love traveling and discovering new things. The spiritual aspect is important to me both in life and in work. Having gone through many life lessons, I have come to clearly understand that everything that happens is a result of actions you’ve taken in the past — "you reap what you sow." Couchsurfing came into my life in 2023 when, after living in New York for three months, I realized that I couldn’t stay there and needed to explore the country and find my city. It so happened that I spent the next nine months on the road and visited all 50 U.S. states. This platform helped me meet wonderful people and learn so much more about life. I am very happy to be part of this great community. Let me briefly tell you about myself :)🕯️🎙️ I grew up in a small town in Ukraine, where only Ukrainian was spoken, and there were no foreigners or other cultures. To me, anyone speaking a different language seemed like something out of a fairy tale because I had never seen them. I rarely traveled to bigger cities until I enrolled in my first university. I was raised by my grandparents on a farm where we grew all our food, so I didn’t even need to go to the store to buy anything. Everything was homegrown and organic. I walked 3 kilometers to school and didn’t have pocket money, so I started working when I was about 9 or 10 years old, with my first entrepreneurial experience at 12. However, I loved reading and would always ask my family for encyclopedias or interesting new books to learn more about the world. This helped me get into programming at a university in a larger city, and that’s when my adult life began. I was on my own, living in a city with so many different people. As an introvert, I didn’t talk much to anyone at first, but during my first two years, everything changed, and I became the life of every group I joined, making friends everywhere I went. I started organizing parties, launching small businesses with no budget, working as a photographer and model, and learning how to live on my own. It was an exciting period, especially when I started dating models and became popular enough to appear on TV in various shows. That’s when I also started traveling more, earning money, and living independently. After returning from a trip to Dubai, I met the owner of one of the largest companies in the country, and he offered me a job, which marked the start of my career growth in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. I spent four years there, working for some of the wealthiest people in the country, studying at the same time, and running different businesses of my own. I managed to get three higher education degrees and gain excellent international experience in branding and marketing. At the start of the war in my country, I was living in a medium-sized city, and I was 27 years old. I was one of the directors of a large factory, successfully ran my marketing business focused on the U.S., bought a great BMW, and lived in my own house. However, life sometimes makes adjustments, and now I am building my life anew, with new people, and moving forward toward a better version of myself. Today, I live life without alcohol, live by spiritual values, love people and nature, and run my own agency, taking on projects that bring value to both people and the environment. That’s a very brief overview of me. I love meeting new people and am always open to conversation. If you can host me or are planning to visit, I’m always happy to connect. Thanks for reading, and I wish you a wonderful day!❤️🪽

Hola! Soy Jan 🌞 Vivo en un pueblito pequeño en los Alpes italianos y desde los 19 años paso gran parte de mi vida viajando fuera de Europa, siempre con mi mochila y muchas ganas de descubrir el mundo. Soy una persona bastante sencilla y me encanta conocer los lugares de una manera auténtica: perderme un poco, probar la comida típica, conocer gente local y dejar espacio para esas aventuras espontáneas que no se pueden planear. Amo la naturaleza, las montañas, las actividades al aire libre y, sobre todo, compartir buenos momentos con gente interesante. Siempre me interesa más una experiencia auténtica que hacer turismo de checklist. Hace unos años tengo un trabajo de temporada que me permite viajar unos cinco meses al año, así que aprovecho los inviernos europeos para escaparme y conocer nuevos rincones del mundo 🌎🎒 Y hay algo que siempre viaja conmigo: mi matecito 🧉. Lo tengo desde hace años y me encanta compartir uno por la tarde en algún lugar bonito, mientras hablamos de la vida, viajes y todas esas historias que uno termina compartiendo con gente que acaba de conocer. Estoy acá con ganas de conocer personas interesantes, compartir experiencias, descubrir nuevas culturas y crear buenos recuerdos por el camino. Nos vemos en algún lugar del mundo ✌️🌞🧉