My name is Alexander, but feel free to call me Alex, Sasha, or any other form you prefer. I am a Belarusian activist currently living in Warsaw, Poland

Before the pandemic in 2020 (do you remember COVID, huh?), my favorite pastime was planning extremely cheap trips around Europe for myself and friends. I am really keen on traveling, hitchhiking, meeting new people, and sharing stories

In 2020, the dictatorship in Belarus, which has been oppressing people since 1996, became even more brutal and led to the largest protests in its history, and, unfortunately, the most widespread repression, which made me leave my home country without a chance to come back

In 2021, I moved to Kyiv, Ukraine, where I continued volunteering and “found a new home”. I also started working with Ukrainian charities and supporting Belarusian volunteer battalions fighting against russia when the full-scale invasion began

At the end of 2022, my volunteer residence permit expired, so I had to leave Kyiv and move to Warsaw, where I continue to reside and support civil initiatives in Belarus and Ukraine, as well as anti-authoritarian associations worldwide

During "peacetime," I work as the COO at a web design and development agency, specializing in Web3 and technology fields

Unfortunately, now I can't travel as much as before or host people, but I'm always happy to meet with the folks from the CS community or share my experience & provide you with advice or guidance

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I really admire the opportunity to find a company anywhere in the world with two clicks

兴趣

• human rights
• beer
• coffee
• board games
• traveling
• hiking
• tourism
• hitchhiking
• mountains
• watching movies
• stand up comedy
• meeting new people
• flexible

音乐、电影和书籍

I am a music lover, and my favorite genres include pop, rap, electronic, new wave, lo-fi, punk and post-punk, and some kinds of rock

I don't have favorite books or movies, but I enjoy genres like detective, fantasy, and thriller in literature as well as in cinema

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Started travelling before Belarus put me on the international wanted list 🫡

教，学，和分享

I can share with you many travel and life stories, or teach you some Belarusian 🙂

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

I am willing to share with the hosts everything I have, right up to the last piece of chewing gum

我游览过的国家

Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine

我居住过的国家

Belarus, Poland, Russian Federation, Ukraine