We are a nice couple, openminded, interested in new knowledge, meetings and impressions.
4th time in US, 1st on West Coast!
As always we're looking to see as much as we can.

I'm interested in Californian spirit, architecture, Silicon Valley (eager to see birthplace of Apple and center of programming world).
Nightclubs with amazing DJs or jazz-clubs are also in our plans.

My girl likes symphonic music - so we're gonna to go to San Francisco opera maybe.

Our global goals for this trip are:
1) Yosemite and sequoias
2) Wine valley
3) Getting Californian state of mind

We hope to fell in love with California as we did already with NYC, Miami, Boston and Niagara Falls.
(DC and Philly are also lovely)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To make friends, discover cultures and exchange experience

Interests

Books (golden rule - 2 books a week, yes, every week), sport (soccer, tennis, NBA, NFL, jogging, yoga), economic (investment), music, movies

• books
• architecture
• cooking
• breakfast
• wine
• coffee
• yoga
• clubbing
• movies
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• opera
• outdoor activities
• sports
• american football
• soccer
• tennis
• golf

Music, Movies, and Books

Music is an important part of my life. Main source of new music for me is BBC Radio 1 with amazin programmes such as Annie Mac, Danny Howard and Diplo.
There are too many faves for me - at this moment are Skrillex, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Disclosure and Massive Attack (thank God, they're back!)

Movies:
The Matrix tilogy, Lord of the rings, Quentin Tarantino, Sin City, Expendables, Marvel movies (Avengers, First Avenger, Iron Man), Fast and Furious saga, Christopher Nolan's movie (Inception and Interstellar made me real enlightened))

Books:
As I said, 2 books a week is a really great habit. It helps to discover other people life, experience and expand imagination.
One of the most surprising discover for me is history about Singapore by Lee Kuan Yew.
Stories about Steve Jobs (by Walter Isaacson) and Jonie Ive (Leander Kahney) are also full of inspiration.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My girfriend and I figured out the whole trip to US East Coast one week before departing :) No travel agency, just our desire, calendar, pen and paper and booking.com.
During this trip in 14 days we visited NYC, Boston, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Niagara Falls (NY) and back to NYC. This was full-of-inspiration and a little exhausting!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to cook borsch (my girlfriend actually can)).
Energy sources, excersises at home and outdoor, meditative techniques.

I want to learn how to play american football, investment knowledge, and maybe other sport experience (e.g. tennis, golf, but definitely not extreme).
Also I'm really interested in eco-energy and programming.
Another interesting thing for me is DJing.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Comfortable apartment with a great view, a huge park near my house. Breakfast, great coffee and towels included.
Huge bar with any kind of beverages also available.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Spain, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States