I'm originally from the largest city of Almaty in Kazakhstan located at the foot of Tian-Shan mountains and for the past 20 years living in the beautiful and welcoming Canada

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Looking forward to meeting new interesting people as travelers and hosts and to learn more about other cultures and individuals and to share my own cultural background and life experiences. It's interesting to meet like-minded people with similar interests and outlook at life, but also people of different worldviews and ways of life.

Interests

Besides my professional interests in high tech, I enjoy history, genetics, woodworking, traveling, playing soccer, hiking and learning languages.

• architecture
• photography
• traveling
• woodworking
• hiking
• camping
• soccer
• geography
• history
• languages
• psychology
• sociology
• computers
• philosphy
• cultures of the world

Music, Movies, and Books

All kinds of music (recently got into liking South African music), Sci-Fi movies are favourite, non-fiction books usually

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Flew a small aeroplane

What I Can Share with Hosts

My love of people and this life in general. Language practice (if interested). Telling about life in Kazakhstan or Canada. Stories about my travels. Cooking of delicious Kazakh dishes. Discussions about history or the meaning of life. :) I’ve been all over the Canadian Arctic and have many stories to tell about this unique and absolutely magnificent region of the world!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Kazakhstan