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ABOUT ME

I am opened to new experiences and very excited about each of them.

PHILOSOPHY

There is no right or wrong, all people are beautiful and wise in their own way, if you don't see it, it means you haven't tried hard enough.
Being honest to yourself makes life a lot easier, although not always more pleasant =)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I used to host, when I lived alone in my room at the dorm. Unfortunately now I don't, so I enjoy just surfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed: Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belgium, Poland, Netherlands, France, Germany, Romania
Hosted: Russia, China, Poland, Germany, USA, Latvia

Interests

I'm interested in various arts. Fond of walking around modern art museums with smart face. Literature would definitely be my top-interest. Really enjoy modern ballet dances - especially jazz-modern (used to do it as hobby-style). Music... listen to various kinds of music, enjoy visiting live shows. So far has been to the concerts of Muse, Placebo, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kasabian, Depeche Mode, Killers, Apparat, Olafur Arnalds, and some others.
And of course I enjoy travelling. I've been to various cities in my home country Ukraine, lived for almost a year in the USA, 2 years in Estonia, visited my numerous relatives in Russia and currently I live in Nettherlands.

• arts
• literature
• modern art
• concerts
• ballet dancing
• walking
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

"Amadeus", "American beauty", "Single man", "Star Wars", "Professional", "Inglorious Bastards", "Monty Python" movies, Guy Ritchie,Lars Von Trier, Bernardo Bertolucci, David Fincher, David Lynch, etc.;
Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, Alt J, Tricky, Portishead, Morphine, Crystal Castles, Massive Attack, Unkle, The XX, Velvet Underground, Moby, Jamoroquai, MGMT, etc.;
Milorad Pavic, Herman Hesse, russian realism, french romantism, european modernism, currently reading "1984" and "Slaughterhouse 5".

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Done: Left home at 15 for 10 months in the US,
hitchhiked from Tallinn to Budapest in 3,5 days through 7 countries (~2000 km)
Seen: I am pretty easy to get excited about the things I see

Teach, Learn, Share

I have an experience of teaching English, Russian; can teach you how to make a paper swan.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia, Netherlands, Ukraine, United States