🍦 Born in Siberia, I learned early that cold weather builds character.

🌍 Since 2019, I’ve been living as an emigrant, moving between cities, swapping languages and learning that “home” is usually more about the people you meet than the place itself.

🤖 I started my career building chatbots about women’s health, sex, and running. Now I work in healthtech, helping people live better lives.

🐧 If I had to pick an animal, I’d be a penguin. Always ready for a cold swim, a dance on ice, and a good laugh with the right company.

🌠 David Bowie died on my birthday (Jan 10).

I studied journalism in Moscow, did an exchange year in Helsinki, and after a lot of dreaming, traveling, and some impulsive decisions, I ended up waking up one morning in Vilnius and stayed.

Fun fact: I’m a total adrenaline junkie. Snowboarding, roller coasters, crazy spontaneous trips — I love it all. Skydiving and bungee jumping are already on the list. If it gets my heart racing, I’m probably already saying yes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I believe some of the best connections in life start with a simple message. I love being part of a community that values kindness, curiosity, and a little bit of adventure.

Interests

• arts
• literature
• technology
• jazz
• history
• philosophy
• linguistics
• techno
• it
• foreign languages
• chatbots

Music, Movies, and Books

🎼 Vintage pop, R&B, hip hop, trip hop, funk, jazz — basically anything that makes you want to move or stay up late.

🎬 Andrej Tarkovsky, Lars von Trier, Gaspar Noe, Charlie Kaufman, Xavier Dolan, Quentin Tarantino, and beyond.

📚 Vladimir Nabokov, Sergey Dovlatov, Vladimir Sorokin, poems of Joseph Brodsky are always within reach. But I’m happy to swap favorites anytime.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I swam in the Barents Sea. Yes, it was freezing. Yes, I’d do it again.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cool stories, good mood, food.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, Finland, Lithuania, Russian Federation