CURRENT MISSION

My current mission is to earn a PhD degree on human geography

ABOUT ME

Originally I'm from North Eastern Siberia, which is basically the coldest inhabited region in the world with -60 C in winter, though summers are extremely hot, +40 or so, so my homeland can be considered as an area with the seasonal temperature ratio of 100 C. Currently I am doing a PhD at University of Zurich on human geography. I'm interested in climate change and its impacts on the livelihoods of the Arctic indigenous people. My passion is travelling! I would like to travel to as many countries as possible! Currently I have a fixed idea to travel to all European capitals while I'm in Switzerland. And couchsurfing hopefully will help me to do so! I am so much obsessed with the art museums, especially modern art. Every city I visit the modern museum is one of the first spots to go. I really like cooking and especially experimenting with different cuisines, like Japanese sushi, Chinese sweet and sour chicken, or Italian pasta.

PHILOSOPHY

Live and learn

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Unfortunately I don't have my own apartment to host guests, but I can show Zurich or nearby places. I am very open to attend weekly CS meetings wherever I go or here in Zurich.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't couchsurfed a lot. I never hosted people since I had no own apartment. However I met many interesting couchsurfers all around the world at CS meetings or parties, or mutual travels. It's a great platform for globe trotters!

Interests

My major interest now is global change and its impact on biodiversity and the livelihoods of the indigenous communities of the Siberian Arctic. Hopefully I will contribute something useful to our society! I am also very much interested in foreign languages, and as my supervisor said recently I am "language nerd". I think it's great to speak many languages and communicate with others in their native language. Other interests of mine are: traveling, modern art, indie music, instagram, free walking tours, pubcrawling, politics, etcetcetc

• arts
• modern art
• cooking
• walking
• partying
• politics
• traveling
• music
• geography
• languages
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

I very much like indie and ethnic music, and sometimes it's really nice to listen to soul. I am so into drama movies with a deep story that touch you and make you think about our lives meaning. From books I prefer something about travels, or personal dramas. I think these kind of books help you to avoid such situations in the future.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Survived -60C!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Russian Federation, Switzerland

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