CURRENT MISSION

Explore all spheres of the world in a good company

ABOUT ME

Tolerant, open-minded, liberal, easy-going, spontaneous, romantic, organized (in some aspects), cooperative, sympathetic, creative, imaginative, humorous and funny, but also indecisive, too intensive, too critical.

PHILOSOPHY

Searching for truth (through personal experience of human interactions and situations, academic study, reading, discussions) and having fun.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have traveled extensively since my teens, mostly hitch-hiking, meeting people on the road, getting to know them better, hosting them and being hosted, and making friends for life.

Interests

Various aspects of life, cultural issues, philosophy, myths, sociology, psychology, religions, history, art, theater, movies, music, environmental issues, reading, sports (swimming, skiing, horse riding, cycling, windsurfing), hiking, photography, getting to know and interacting with people, humor.

• arts
• theater
• photography
• boating
• movies
• reading
• socializing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• windsurfing
• snorkeling
• skiing
• sports
• swimming
• history
• philosophy
• psychology
• religion
• sociology
• hitchhiking
• beaches
• environmentalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: European and world, some American, Marx Brothers, Woody Allen, Monty Python.
Music: folk, classical (mostly J.S.Bach), jazz (mostly 1950-70s, eg: John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk), 1950-70s rock, rock'n'roll, punk, reggae, ballads.
Books: with intellect and humor (eg: David Lodge), classical fiction (eg: E.M.Forster, Thomas Hardy, James Joyce, Jonathan Swift), non-fiction.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Staying with nomads in their tents in remote areas of Tibet, fishing with fishermen from a boat on the Arabian Sea in Oman, having lunch and drinking Kosher whiskey with a Jewish family in Yemen, being in the hands of an angel in Lisbon (Portugal), horse riding on a black beach in Iceland, studying Chinese with Chinese passengers in a sleeping car of a local train, the plane crash in Siberia, staying with international immigrants and experiencing a rebellion in two detention centers in Mexico, and more.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share linguistic skills, general knowledge on cultural issues, personal experience from my trips and my interpersonal skills.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Chile, Comoros, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bahrain, China, Ireland, Mexico, Oman, Poland, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom

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