Unfortunately, I can't host anyone for the foreseeable future. I can still maybe meet up with people in town for pizza or to walk, though. The more advance notice, the more likely I can hang out.

I graduated from Amherst College with a degree in Russian Studies in May 2017. I'm currently teaching English in Harbin, just going with the flow for now.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To travel by local perspective (hotels are for tourists, hostels sometimes feel fake and still for tourists - you get a better feel for a place staying with someone who lives there, you know?), to meet new people from all over the world - different countries, backgrounds, cultures - and to share stories

Interests

I did crew for 4 years in college and was a coxswain, I used to play chess and academic quizbowl competitively, and I played violin in orchestra for many a year. I also follow politics and world news closely.

• politics
• chess
• classical music
• rowing
• russian literature

Music, Movies, and Books

In no particular order, Браво, Мельница, Kamelot, Edvard Grieg, Nightwish, Океан Ельзи, JS Bach

Peer Gynt, Remains of the Day, Dracula, The Idiot, Brand, Secondhand Time, Kalevala, The Master and Margarita, Pnin

Interstellar, Network, Rocky, Up, The Graduate, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, Empire Strikes Back

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw Peer Gynt in Norwegian on the lake in the region that inspired the play. That's an experience I'll never forget.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share music with you. Also, randomly, I can show you faster or different ways to tie your shoes.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Information about America and Americans from a cosmopolitan and well-informed source. Plenty of great stories. Also I'm basically zero-maintenance.

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Austria, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Israel, Jamaica, Mexico, Norway, Russian Federation, Saint Martin (French part), United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Russian Federation, United States