I am a Musician and an Engineer. I like to make friends and network with people from all walks of life and from all parts of the world. I play the Piano, the guitar, the trumpet, the Mandolin and the Ukulele. And I like singing in Choirs, in Operas and Oratorios whenever I get the chance. I also have a Band that does a few gigs in Dublin City every now and then. I could write a whole lot about what period of music I like to analyze (but i won't :) or play a night of only Beatles songs, and how I enjoy writing counter point music or a song that ought to be catchy enough for people to sing along.

Here's some of our music on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekX_NvngDDY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2alCwL4qRGg

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7GAyr4OZH6bl2BvrD3bIxy
iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/lenin-and-lionel/1124139625

I'm also passionate about technology as much as I am about the Arts. I work with Technologies that are mostly in the Payment industry, apart from that my interests lie in Artificial Intelligence and App programming (Anderoid / IOS).

Things I could go on for hours talking about is Photography, especially of Landscapes, Music, Food - Cuisines and flavors, Travel experiences, Geopolitics and History, and new inventions.

A lot of questions I get asked about is my name. It's actually Russian, and my Family name is Portuguese, as it originates from the part of India that was colonized by them. I was born in Bahrain - which is in the middle east and did my schooling in the Hill stations of India. I've been living in Ireland since the past 8 years and have traveled to 53 countries.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've just recently come on Couchsurfing, I did most of my accommodations via bookings.com or Hostelworld. This platform was always recommended to me by friends and other travelers, and I am hoping to meet wonderful people to host and to be hosted by through it.

Interests

• photography
• cooking
• trumpet
• opera
• catholic
• geography
• geopolitics
• baroque music
• languages and cultures
• catholicism
• songwriting
• guitar playing
• beatles
• the beatles
• guitarra
• classical guitar
• travelling around the world
• sweden
• balkans
• mandolin
• baroque
• indian culture
• european culture
• arctic
• renaissance
• and more
• financial markets
• songwriter
• choir singing
• flamenco dancing
• classical literature
• opera singing
• hiking in the mountains
• ukuele
• andalucia
• piano playing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - The Beatles, classical music, Opera, Baroque
Films - The Hunt (Dutch), Prestige
Books - The Kite Runner

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Completed my travels to 50 Countries and released 2 Albums.

Teach, Learn, Share

Music, Languages, Food, Culture, conversation

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food, music, conversation

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bahrain, India, Ireland, Northern Ireland