Hi, my dear friend,
My name is Taras, I am Ukrainian, I am a software engineer and I love people.
I grew up in a small city in Western Ukraine where I was taught that people and time are two most important things in our life.

That's why I like to meet new people, I like to hear their stories and I like to share my stories. That's why I dedicate a lot of my free time talking and meeting new people, that's why I become a member of toast masters community and that's why I want to know your story

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

You know better than me that traveling is one of the most exciting things we can do it our life. Meeting new people is another great thing in my life and having an opportunity to combine those thing is a reason I love 21th century :)

Interests

Things I am passionate about:
- Story telling;
- Public speaking;
- Linux;
- Dynamic programming languages;
- Any jokes, even if they are not _so_ funny;
- Web development;
- Tattoos;
- Life music, especially jazz, classic or hip hop;

• tattoos
• cooking
• walking
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• engineering
• languages
• software
• web
• toastmasters
• programming
• hiphop
• linux
• public speaking
• personal stories

Music, Movies, and Books

I try to read at least 2 books in month, the last ones were:
- Turn the ship Around;
- Leaders eat last;

I also interested in human relationships which means I am a big fan of Allan Pease.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

You know, I should be honest with you and I have a story I have never told anyone. Once I was walking in the center of the Kyiv, the city I have been leaving for last 7 years. I saw a girl who was walking and crying. And, you know, I should be honest with you and I hate when people suffering or feel bad. Sometimes, everything we have to do is to talk to other person, to listen to them, to show our support, to show that someone else is cares about them.

The best thing I've ever done is helping other person to get through hard times, even if I made a person to forget about shitty times for 10 minutes.

Teach, Learn, Share

I happy to share any knowledge I have, software engineering, all public speaking skills I gained in toastmasters or talk about music (blues, hiphop and jazz - is kind of my things). Feel free to drop me a message

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can sleep on the floor, I can do some house work, cooking, as good as I can. I have no preference on living conditions and I am a person who is not going to demand something from you, never.

Countries I’ve Visited

Estonia, Finland, Germany, Montenegro, Sri Lanka, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ukraine