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Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
@el_golo
Member since 2009
Haven’t hosted in ages. Thought I’d give it a go again. This is an old rant from me from 10 years back, but I guess it aged well like an old wine: READ THIS BEFORE SENDING A REQUEST: 1) I host ONLY people who are registered on CS. If your friend/partner/relative wants to surf with you at my couch they should have a profile on CS, so include a link to them in the request. I ask this solely for the reason of helping expand and grow the CS community. 2) SEND A COUCHREQUEST, NOT A MESSAGE (press the "Send request" button). It is the whole purpose of the existence of the CouchSearch tool. 3) CouchSurfing is NOT a website to look only for a free place to sleep. So: - fill in your profile and personal info - make a little more effort than just writing a sentence saying where you are from and when you are coming. Oh, and at least mentioning my name in the request would be nice. ____________________________________________ Well, if you haven't been scared off yet by the rant above (sorry for that, I am just tired of all the generic copy-paste I've seen around here over the years), then here goes the actual info: Quick facts about me: 1) I have never lived in one country for more than 4 years in a row. I love this lifestyle and plan to continue following it. 2) I prefer to make on the spot decisions. They lead to the greatest experiences. 3) Always say yes. 4) A bit of a party animal, but aging is slowly taking its toll, unfortunately =\ You boys going to get somewhere, or just going? We didn't understand his question, though it was a damned good question. - Jack Kerouac It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. Abraham Lincoln Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
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Fluent in English
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Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I give people judgemental looks if they say they haven't heard of CS and thus spread the good word. Surfed and hosted over 100 times, what else is there to say. Lately too much in a work rush to focus full attention to guests but still happy to meet fellow like minded travelers.
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies - No country for old men, Into the Wild, Trainspotting, Harold and Kumar books - 7 years in Tibet, Culture Map, "Generation P" by Pelevin music - lately mostly a diverse range of electronic and hip hop tunes, but may vary from oldschool rock to dancy pop depending on the mood.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Being bitten by a lion... thankfully, it was only a cub! Set up a profitable business in Bangladesh, sold a business in Cambodia and successfully failed in launching at 2 start ups in Indonesia and India. Hitch-hiked from Rome to Budapest (over 1250 kms) in a day when I was a student. Insanely lucky! Grilled shashlik (kind of shish kebab) for 80 people in one evening. Yummy AND noone died after (I hope).
My Interests
Balalaika playing, bear hunting, matreshka painting, vodka drinking - you know, the regular Russian stuff. In reality, my interests are not as exciting as the mentioned above, but here are a few: Business development Tech, fintech and all that start up jazz Cultural differences Talking to strangers Travelling around (duh) Pub crawls Music with a reason
