CURRENT MISSION

Break free

ABOUT ME

I'm a traveller. A new journey begins each morning as I realize that I'm awake, trying to get the feeling of where the coming day is going to bring me. Will I be able to climb the breath-taking hills of unconditional happiness? Or will I (again) do my sleepwalking along the beaten paths of mediocrity?

PHILOSOPHY

* I strongly believe in the ultimate happiness, which implies freedom from any traces of negativity.

* A heavy weight on my heart is the matter of personal sincerity. In the hypocrisy-based society (fake smiles, politeness hiding disgust, politics, business, etc etc) I don't have guts to follow my "personal legend" (© Coelho), yet being unable to accept the common rules. That's why meeting a sincere, daring and even apparently "rough" person is always a magical discovery. Yet, I don't buy aggression (read: "intention to make another suffer") offered as "self-confidence" and "independence".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Took part in CS Collective Europe 2006. "Spreading the word", when I feel that someone would benefit from CS (and vice versa).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted in the Netherlands, Spain and Ukraine, surfed in several European countries, as well as in Russia, North and South America.

Interests

Nomadic life, reading, yoga, idling, Himalayas, dancing (like it all), doubting, singing, programming, lucid dreams, languages, piano, Earth creatures, climbing, happiness, bungee jumps, free diving, trekking, Buddhism, ruby-on-rails, taking pics, percussions, climbing, extraordinary people, and yes, taking pics

• singing
• photography
• dancing
• yoga
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• piano
• scuba diving
• bungee jumping
• buddhist
• sports
• rock climbing
• business
• languages
• tourism
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

= Writers:
John Fowles
Jerom D. Salinger
Carlos Castaneda
Herman Hesse
Gaito Gazdanov
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Victor Pelevin
Vladimir Nabokov
Julio Cortazar
Robert Rimmer
...

= Directors
Lars von Trier
Woody Allen
Julio Medem
Alejandro Amenabar
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Wong Kar Wai
...

= Music
Dead Can Dance
Silly Wizard
Madredeus
Radiohead
Lisa Gerard
Beirut
R.E.M.
K's Choice
Bjork
Vetusta Morla
...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Discovered the overwhelming and elusive states of unconditional happiness.
UPDATE: … and found ways to induce them.
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visited 46 states (20.4%)Create your own visited map of The World or Amsterdam travel guide for Android

Teach, Learn, Share

What I could possibly teach: Mac, salsa, Russian, web-development.

I'd like to keep on learning: dancing (pretty much anything!), languages, yoga, photography, singing, sports, and so much more.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Nepal, Norway, Philippines, Romania, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Spain

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