CURRENT MISSION

Start living

ABOUT ME

I moved to the U.S. from Belarus when I was eight. Growing up I always thought of myself as "Russian" up until I started working in Russia, when I promptly because "the American" in the room. So, mild identity crisis aside, I'm aspiring to be a citizen of the world. I'm in the process of starting up my own law firm in Chicago, and I often feel like my favorite hobby is looking for hobbies.

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed with others and have gone to a couple of get-togethers. I'd love to get more involved.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

While traveling through Poland and Ukraine for EURO 2012, my friends and I stayed with several awesome couchsurfers. This was an entirely new experience for me, and I was amazed by how awesome the CS community is. After I was back in the U.S., I attended a couple of CS events in Richmond, Virginia. All of it has been enjoyable.

Interests

Sports, reading, poker, traveling

• reading
• traveling
• poker
• sports
• soccer
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The Cat Empire

Movies: Guy Ritchie films, Christopher Nolan films, many other thought-provoking yet visually appealing movies...most importantly, they have to be FUN

Books: Catch-22, A Song of Ice and Fire novels, R.A. Salvatore novels, pseudo-sociological nonfiction

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach/share: American law/legal system, soccer-referee stories, how not to own a mattress for over a year.

Learn: Anything and everything

Countries I’ve Visited

Poland, Russian Federation, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, United States