I'm a 30 year-old recent architecture grad, Russian-Armenian American. Was a photographer in a previous life but am now focusing on design.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To see the world and meet interesting people. I love to travel but not crazy about tourism.

Interests

• arts
• architecture
• contemporary art
• walking
• guitar
• cinema
• film photography
• film
• boatbuilding

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Always seem to come back to The Velvet Underground. Also Arcade Fire, Animal Collective, Leonard Cohen, Daniel Johnston, Moondog, Talking Heads, Brian Eno
Movies: Lessons of Darkness and lots by Herzog, Paris, Texas, Badlands, The Five Obstructions, Holy Motors, The Return
Books: Infinite Jest, Infinite Jest, Infinite Jest. Also, Tenth of December, Master and Margarita, Kafka on the Shore

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent a month drifting down the Connecticut River on a homemade raft I built with friends.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Happy to cook a meal, share a story, show you my favorite youtubes from strange corners of the internet.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Russian Federation, United States