CURRENT MISSION

Not knockin on heaven's door.

ABOUT ME

I'm a speed freak who's a chill dude. I'm a proud Russian who's a proud American. I like anything fast enough to do something stupid in, but I hate paying the insurance rates for it. I love travel but I don't get to do nearly enough of it.

PHILOSOPHY

Complete sanity isn't healthy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to help people find more of this country. How are you going to know more about a person than by staying on their couch? There's some real truth and understanding for you.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed a few couches, floors, backyards, and even a front porch. I've crashed at friends' places in many states and several countries, and I've had a blast every time.

Interests

Cars, motorcycles, racing, skiing, mountain biking, road biking, working on all of the stuff I love to ride and drive.

• motorcycles
• traveling
• cars
• cycling
• skiing

Music, Movies, and Books

Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Fifth Element, District B13, and lots of video games. Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Imogen Heap, Deep Purple.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The sunrise coming up over continental divide in the Rocky Mountain National Park. Ask me where I was when I saw it.

Teach, Learn, Share

In Russia, foreigners have always been treated with reverence, due to political isolation, and classical difficulty of crossing the Russian border to see anything outside of the Soviet bloc. This reverence, however, has always been accompanied by a deep-seeded resentment for people whose lives were perceived as much easier, and who seemed to take that for granted. These tensions eased slightly after the fall of the Soviet Union, but are back on the rise through staunch ethnocentric practices of the current government.

Countries I’ve Visited

Dominican Republic, France, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States