I'm an adventurous, curious, free-spirited digital nomad and aspiring blogger/vlogger. I keep a travel diary, collecting stories from people all over the world, and would like to capture them in my films. Currently prefer hobo traveling, ultralight backpacking, hitchhiking and staying away from touristy places. Make a living from freelancing. Sometimes I rent a place for a few months and host guests in different countries. Super excited about various local micro-societies, hippie communes, vagabond/freighthopping culture, communities of nomads, hitchhikers and bicycle/motorcycle travelers. Read more about me on my website đ https://avrtt.github.io/about YouTube channel đ https://youtube.com/@vladaverett Telegram channel (mostly in Russian) đ https://t.me/venturingforth Instagram đ https://instagram.com/avrttv âšī¸ INFORMATION FOR HOSTS I don't smoke or drink. I always clean up after myself and always ask before I do. Finally, I always carry my own sleeping bag and sleeping pad, so I can sleep without a bed and linens. âšī¸ INFORMATION FOR SURFERS I'm a nomad. If my status is "Accepting Guests", it means I'm not traveling for a while, but living on location (listed in my profile). As a rule, I stay in different cities for several months. I don't usually have extra linens, beds or towels. However, I always have a shower, hot water, washing machine, a kitchen, electricity and stable internet (since I'm a remote worker). I'm counting on you having your own sleeping bag/pad so you can sleep on the floor, but even if you don't, we'll work something out. Feel free to ask if there's anything important to you after sending your request. I'll describe my current home in detail, send photos if necessary. Please be aware that no smoking or alcohol is allowed in my home. Also, please try to minimize any loud noise after 10 pm and clean up after yourself.
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Blues
Fluent in English
Learning Spanish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
The main reason is that I want to explore myself through traveling and interacting with people. My travels are somewhat of a spiritual journey. The second reason is that I need people for different storylines of my creative work. And, you know, the combination "Couchsurfing + hitchhiking" makes it much easier to meet awesome people than staying in a hotel and moving by plane.
Music, Movies, and Books
Favorite music genres are: classic rock (mid-60s-90s), punk rock, stoner rock, folk, dungeon/fantasy synth, dark ambient, hard techno and different subgenres of metal (esp. atmospheric black metal). In literature, mostly Russian classics. In cinematography, good old American movies.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Traveled through Kurdistan with zero money, without Internet, maps or even a tent.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can share a lot of my crazy travel experiences and some knowledge within my ~geeky~ interests (esp. AI, math, computer science in general), teach how to travel without money, teach Russian language, probably cook Russian cuisine. I like to challenge myself by meeting crazy goals and keep my own bucket list, so maybe I can give you some inspiration.
