Hi. My name is Dima.

I was born and raised in the least touristy European country – Moldova. I spent 8 years living in Ukraine, 1 year in Portugal, and I’ve always been travelling. For me, home is not a place, it’s a feeling.

Like most people on this website, I really enjoy travelling and I am always looking for opportunities to do it.
I believe that travelling is the only thing that can truly shape you as a real person – breaking stereotypes, cleansing your soul, and opening your heart with kindness. It is my passion and my greatest love.

My dream destinations at the moment (ranked by priority, from higher to lower) are:

1. Svalbard

2. Greenland

3. Brazil

4. Mongolia

5. Iceland

6. USA

Of course, I would love to visit many other places too, but these have the highest priority. The nice thing is that from this list, only the US requires a visa for my passport.

You can also reach me here:
https://instagram.com/dm.shlg

I am a rather calm person. I don’t smoke. Sometimes I like drinking beer or wine (usually beer 😉). At times I’m more extroverted, at times more introverted. All personality tests say I’m more of an extrovert, but I personally consider myself more of an introvert.

Please always leave a reference if you host me or if I surf with you. I really value honesty.

UPD: 21 Sep 2025

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

CS is a good idea to meet up new people and travel with the big pleasure. And save money of course.

Interests

I have 789 items in my coin collection from 149 countries (or economic unions).

• politics
• traveling
• guitar
• backpacking
• camping
• soccer
• hockey
• history
• software
• nature
• recycling
• trains
• bicycle
• eurovision
• web development
• numismatics

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: all music except rap

Movies: dramas, bibliography

Books: technical IT literature, Remark, Hemingway

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- I met my wife on Couchsurfing;
- hitchhiking trip around Black sea;
- earned money in Copenhagen for a week absolutely legally in a very amusing way

Teach, Learn, Share

Stories about life and childhood in [censored], life in Ukraine, my first travelling experience, hitchhiking, web development and SEO basics, Russian/Ukrainian language etc.

Also I can organize some kind of tour around [censored] and be your good guide though Tiraspol and surroundings.

Why censored? I will tell you if you're interested

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Moldova, Portugal, Ukraine, Viet Nam