READ THIS BEFORE SENDING A REQUEST:

1) I host ONLY people who are registered on CS. If your friend/partner/relative wants to surf with you at my couch they should have a profile on CS, so include a link to them in the request. I ask this solely for the reason of helping expand and grow the CS community.

2) SEND A COUCHREQUEST, NOT A MESSAGE (press the "Send request" button). It is the whole purpose of the existence of the CouchSearch tool.

3) CouchSurfing is NOT a website to look only for a free place to sleep. So:
- fill in your profile and personal info
- make a little more effort than just writing a sentence saying where you are from and when you are coming.

Oh, and at least mentioning my name in the request would be nice.
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Well, if you haven't been scared off yet by the rant above (sorry for that, I am just tired of all the generic copy-paste I've seen around here over the years), then here goes the actual info:

Quick facts about me:
1) I have never lived in one country for more than 4 years in a row. I love this lifestyle and plan to continue following it.

2) I prefer to make on the spot decisions. They lead to the greatest experiences.

3) Always say yes.

4) A bit of a party animal, but aging is slowly taking its toll, unfortunately =\

You boys going to get somewhere, or just going?
We didn't understand his question, though it was a damned good question.
- Jack Kerouac

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
Abraham Lincoln

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I give people judgemental looks if they say they haven't heard of CS and thus spread the good word.

Surfed and hosted over 100 times, what else is there to say.

Lately too much in a rush to be able to surf/host but still happy to meet fellow like minded travelers.

Interests

Balalaika playing, bear hunting, matreshka painting, vodka drinking - you know, the regular Russian stuff.

In reality, my interests are not as exciting as the mentioned above, but here are a few:
Business development
Tech, fintech and all that start up jazz
Cultural differences
Talking to strangers
Travelling around (duh)
Pub crawls
Music with a reason

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - No country for old men, Into the Wild, Trainspotting, Harold and Kumar
books - "Generation P" by Pelevin
music - lately mostly a diverse range of electronic and hip hop tunes, but may vary from oldschool rock to dancy pop depending on the mood.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being bitten by a lion... thankfully, it was only a cub!

Set up a profitable business in Bangladesh, sold a business in Cambodia and successfully failed in launching at 2 start ups in Indonesia and India.

Hitch-hiked from Rome to Budapest (over 1250 kms) in a day. Insanely lucky!

Grilled shashlik (kind of shish kebab) for 80 people in one evening. Yummy AND noone died after (I hope).

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, South Africa, Spain

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