CURRENT MISSION

Exploring the world beyond my doorstep

ABOUT ME

A lot of things about me don't make sense: I am a typical 'globalization child', yet I was born in the USSR; I am a bookworm, who happens to like active leisure such as hiking or playing football; I am a very sociable person, yet I prefer traveling alone. I major in International Relations at university, even though I came to hate politics. I am always ready to try something new, be it sand-surfing or learning Chinese.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is but a trickle of sand running through your fingers, so in the end you will only feel those grains that stick so comfortably to your palms after all the others are long away.
I want to make my life feel worthy, so that after a couple of years, when I look back to the past, I will feel the difference. Change is crucial to me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to meet people from other countries and cultures both by hosting them at my house and by visiting them in their home towns. I am ready to offer a coach to fellow travelers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

none so far, but hope to make up for it.

Interests

people, football, rock music, books, languages, cooking, philosophy, bikes

• books
• make up
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• running
• coach
• walking
• boating
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• rock music
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• soccer
• economics
• international relations
• languages
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: 'Faust' by Goethe, 'Mysterious Stranger' by Mark Twaine, 'L'Etranger' by Albert Camut, 'Homage to Catalonia' by George Orwell, 'Catcher in the Rye' by Salinger, 'Lullaby' by Chuck Palahniuk.
Movies: Memento, Fight Club, Forest Gump, Amelie, El Laberinto del Fauno, Lola Rennt.
Music: Massive Attack, Radiohead, Pixies, Beck, and hundreds of other bands.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- surfing in the ocean waters of Algarve in Portugal;
- riding a bike along the North Sea coast from Bruges;
- watching Istanbul lights on a boat roaming through Bosphorus;
- walking 3 days in the Crimean mountains along the beautiful coast of dark-green Black Sea.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach: Russian and Ukrainian languages, how international economics work, how to make presentations; how to cook rice and roasted eggplant.
I would like to learn how to: play the guitar, cook good coffee, speak your language.
I like to share: travel and life stories, glasses of beer, football passes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine