Favorite quotes: 声东击西 ゆく河の流れは絶えずして、しかももとの水にあらず。淀みに浮かぶうたかたは、かつ消えかつ結びて、久しくとどまりたるためしなし。 "Whoever criticizes others must have something to replace them. Criticism without suggestion is like trying to stop flood with flood and put out fire with fire. " "Those who appreciate laws and sausage should not watch either one being made." "- It's all a god damn fake, man. It's like Lenin said: you look for the person who will benefit, and, uh, uh, you know... - I am the walrus." "Perry White: I suppose we should lead with the latest counter-revolution in Russia. Clark Kent: I believe it's counter, counter-revolution, Chief. " "Действуйте. Только пусть ваша совесть не мешает вам ясно мыслить, а ваш разум пусть не стесняется, когда нужно, отстранить совесть… И ещё советую вам помнить: не знаю, как в вашем мире, а в нашем — никакая сила не остаётся долго без хозяина. Всегда находится кто-нибудь, кто старается приручить её и подчинить себе — незаметно или под благовидным предлогом…"
Interested in Art
Interested in Cooking
Fluent in English
Learning Arabic
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I have enjoyed the hospitality of other hosts and even received help in difficult moments. I have been a host as well, and hope to do both again in the future.
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies: Children of Men, Blade Runner, Perviye na Lune, Idi i Smotri, Seven Samurai, Princess Mononoke, Four Lions, Neulovimiye Mstiteli, The Fall, The Big Lebowski. Books: "12 Chairs" by Ilf and Petrov, "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller, "Inhabited Island" and "Hard to be God" by A. and B. Strugatskiy. Music: "Na sopkah Manchjurii"
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I've met some extraordinary people.
Teach, Learn, Share
I'll teach you how to play Go/Weichi. You teach me how to cook something delicious.
My Interests
Languages, politics, economic development, art, cooking.