I couchsurfed extensively in 2010-2017.

I then settled in Tbilisi and founded an art residence dedicated to experimental and improvised music.

I don't host party people, hippies, and travellers who post photos with locals in exotic countries and who think they can pay for hospitality with their stories.

Here you can find my music: fittingoff.bandcamp.com
Here are photographs: http://fittingoff.wixsite.com/fittingoff

I have sent millions of requests still pending, and will never leave a person with no help at all. But use me responsibly. I usually sublet rooms for money, because I need money, too, so I should know that my help is crucial in your situation.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would never travel if Couchsurfing didn't exist.

First, I hate being on my own in an unfamiliar place.
Second, composing music, my main occupation, doesn't bring me enough money.

Yes, I use your hospitality; moreover, I want to enjoy you. So, I spend a lot of time selecting profiles to ask for a place. My request means my desire to get to know you.

Language barrier makes people equal. Making friends outside one's own country is always luck.

I believe we need to be hospitable not only for the tactics of being supported as travellers in the future, but also for the strategy of making strangers not feel alien. Thus, who knows, we may prevent a war, as there should be no reason to fight friends.

Interests

dialogue, aesthetics

• fashion
• concerts
• dining
• cooking
• gardening
• flowers
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• vintage bicycles

Music, Movies, and Books

All the books I have read - quite a lot - are written in Russian or translated into Russian, so it may prove we've read different ones :)
I have read one book in English (its original language), though. It is "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close". I couldn't help crying all my way through it, in spite of my habit to read in public transports and therefore having my tears exposed to the others.
I am fond of reading.

Music: Chopin, Bach, Scriabin, Pink Floyd, Portishead, Radiohead, Placebo, Laurie Anderson, Kubikmaggi, Ksenia Fedorova, and a few more

As to my favourite movies, here they are:
24 Hour Party People,
7 Psychopaths,
American Beauty,
Blue Valentine,
Boy Meets Girl (Leos Carax),
Burn After Reading,
Cabaret,
Death at a Funeral,
Den Brysomme mannen (The Bothersome Man),
Dogma,
Dolls (Sakowa),
Henry Fool,
In Bruges,
Inconscientes,
It's Russian,
Knockin' On Heaven's Door,
Leon,
Life Aquatic With Steve Zizzou,
Midnight In Paris,
Playing The Victim (Serebrennikov),
Rushmore,
Shapito-shou,
Shark Vs. Eagle,
Starsky & Hutch,
The Brown Bunny,
The City Of Lost Children,
The Dreamers,
The Fabulous Destiny Of Amelie Poulain,
The Meaning Of Life,
The Men In Black,
The Return (Zvyagintsev),
The Royal Tennenbaums,
Total Eclipse,
Whatever Works,
Wrong Side Up,
Youth,
Zatoichi.

I believe I will always enjoy another film from Wes Anderson, Woody Allen, Martin McDonagh, Alex van Warmerdam, Takeshi Kitano, the Coen brothers, Jos Stelling, Miyazaki.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

my girlfriend(s)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share my opinion about almost everything, still it may controvert yours.

I don't believe people can still teach me something, and don't believe they wanna learn.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can play the piano, if you have one.
I can improvise with you, if you have a bass or a guitar.
Should your fridge be full of decaying food while you hate cooking, we can make a perfect pair. I am a well-known fridge "cleaner" among friends of mine.
I can definitely do dishes. You may also find your white kitchen and bathroom facilities cleaner, as I hate dust on sinks etc. Seems, I just get embedded in a household.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Armenia, Georgia, Russian Federation, Ukraine

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