I was born in Krasnodar (west-southern Russia), then graduated St. Petersburg state university and had been living in St Petersburg till the war started. Since then, I live in Armenia and work remotely. Now I am a product analyst with 6+ years of experience :)
Last three months in Russia I ran e-shop of non-alcoholic drinks with the widest assortment of alcohol-free beer, wine and cider. Now I'm trying to repeat that in Armenia.
I quit drinking 2 years ago and stopped eating animals 3 years ago.
3.5 years in gestalt therapy so I value empathy, speaking feelings out loud etc.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think countries aren't places and museums, but people. And I like people, especially locals who can tell me much more about their life than just walking down the streets. So Couchsurfing is an easy way to meet new people :)

Interests

I play guitar and sing songs, rarely write ones. I do love science so spent significant part of watching YouTube on pop-scientific channels. I filmed my first short movie in the beginning of the year so now I'm a director 😏
Also, I have almost 30 board games at home and I really love it. The more hardcore the game the better :D
Finally transported my beloved bicycle from StP to Yerevan so my goal for this summer is to survive on Armenian roads

• board games
• music
• guitar
• science
• cinema
• videogames
• bicycle

Music, Movies, and Books

musicians: Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra, Low Roar, Sigur Ros, Limp Bizkit, Rammstein, Bring Me the Horizon, Ivan Dorn etc. I'm kinda audiophile, but lately I mostly listen to post-hardcore or pop-punk.
movie directors: Christopher Nolan, Yorgos Lantimos, David Fincher, Neil Blomcamp, Andrei Zvyagintsev etc.
writers: Strugatskie brothers, Andrzej Sapkowski, Herbert Wells etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I filmed my first short movie about an immigrant girl. That was super amazing!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can tell you anything about IT and especially about analytics (Python programming, data analysis via SQL etc.), share experience in movie directing and screen writing, tell about my journey in therapy, and share extremely tasty vegan recipes

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, analytics, IT, product management, psychology, music and movies

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Armenia, Russian Federation