I'm a third year PhD student at Ohio State University studying Educational Psychology. I came here from Russia, where I got my Bachelor's degree in Linguistics and Cross-cultural Communication.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to explore the USA and other countries and meet new people all over the world!

Interests

I'm in love with metal music (Metallica - one love!) and music in general. I am myself a musician and have played the piano since I was 6, sung in a metal band back in Russia and written lyrics and songs.
I also enjoy learning languages; I'm fluent in English and my Japanese is at the intermediate level. And I really want to learn Spanish!
I think that everything in the world is interesting, so I'm always open to new and fascinating information and discoveries, be it sociology, medicine ot quantum physics!
And I'm really into sports, especially gym routines and volleyball :)

• dining
• cooking
• billiards
• music
• piano
• metal music
• sports
• volleyball
• languages
• medicine
• physics
• psychology
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite metal bands:
- Metallica
- Annihilator
- Testament
- Children of Bodom
- Death Angel
- Dream Evil
- Opeth
- Symphony X

Favorite movies:
- Equilibrium
- Avatar: The Legend of Aang and Korra (best cartoon ever!)
- Gravity Falls (second best cartoon even!)
- How to train your dragon (third best cartoon ever :D)
- Shutter Island
- Illusionist

Favorite books:
There's just too much to write about all of them. One of them I re-read every year - Master and Margarita by Bulgakov, for me it's the best book on the planet. I love Russian classical books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Took part in OSU wipe-out in the pool! It was scary, intense and challenging, but I had so much fun that I'll remember it forever!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you Russian and some music.
I would love to learn Spanish and Japanese.
I can share my thoughts with you about any topics you wanna talk about - I like conversations! :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Knowledge, interesting conversations and thoughts :) I can also cook some Russian traditional food.

Countries I’ve Visited

Finland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States