I'm Andrei and usually I travel and host together with my dear Margarita (https://couchsurfing.page.link/3tJCxqvnCce7BRMp9). Almost 2 years ago we moved to Portugal from ukrainian Carpatians. For a long time I worked in IT companies as QA engineer and scrum master. But now I decided to take a break.
I was born and grew up in Riga, Latvia and then many years lived in St. Petersburg. I studied environmental sciences in the university and my first job was in the field of spatial planning. Nature, ecology and architecture are still my interests.
One of my hobbies are different non-alcoholic drinks such as chinese tea and yerba mate. I worked as a tea bartender and performed chinese tea ceremonies.
I've been vegetarian for more than 20 years and time-to-time cook some Chinese or Indian food.
I've been practicing yoga for 15 years (with some breaks:)) I prefer complex and meditative approach in yoga as in Shivananda, Bihar School and Ananda Marga traditions.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to meet new people from all around the world. It's great to help them travelling and show them interesting places I know. And, of course, to learn from them.

Interests

Spending time with friends, meeting new open and positive people, walking in the forests, drinking tea, cooking something vegetarian.

• architecture
• vegetarian
• yoga
• meditation
• ecology
• history
• tea
• forests
• mate
• nature walks

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Jorgie Viento, Louis Landon, Apocalyptica, Faun, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Mig21, Ensemble Organum, Gregorian Chants, Taize, Dan Gibson, Luc Argobast, Krishna Das
MOVIES: Die Grosse Stille (Into The Great Silence), Uve's second life, Fatih Akin's, Guiseppe Tornatore's and Miyazaki's movies, Lord of the Rings, Dances with Wolves, The Intouchables, documentaries
BOOKS: Thomas Merton, Masanobu Fukuoka, Satyananda Saraswati, Tolkien

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I would love to share it with the people I meet, I don't think it makes sense to post all this types of random personal info here:))

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to prepare yerba mate or tasty tea in chinese style.
And also I can teach some basic asanas and pranayamas.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good mood:) and I can show you some nice places in Leiria.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Latvia, Portugal, Russian Federation, Ukraine

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