I am 35 years old. I have lived in the US, Japan, Ukraine, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Most recently, I worked for a non-profit scholarship program for international students. I am fluent in English and Russian. I have some abilities in Japanese and Italian. I write books and articles. My non-fiction piece Almaty in Winter was recently published by The Brussels Review.

I love to travel and meet people from all around the world. I am going to Italy in August and would love to meet people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would love to meet people from all over the world. I love all types of cuisines and language learning.

Interests

• writing
• literature
• beer
• movies
• travel
• craft beer

Music, Movies, and Books

Music-The Clash
Gogol Bordello
Viktor Tsoi
Leningrad
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Iron Maiden
Ice Cube

Movies-Too many, let's talk about this

Books-Antkind
A Song of Ice and Fire
A Confederacy of Dunces
The Three-body Problem
I, Claudius
Master and Margarita
Catch 22

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ask me, more interesting to talk about it!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some Russian!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories (fun talks), cleaning, language exchange, washing dishes, and experience

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Belarus, Croatia, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Ukraine