Maxim
At 18 started to self-study guitar, piano and cajon (and other percussion), which is still his favorite hobby apart from work and Vicky.
Got a humanitarian education and started to work in film industry (with 12-16-hour-long shifts in the cold or heat and stuff..)
Lately dove into software development, learned to code and started to work actively. This cool job-hobby now allows us both to travel the world from time to time, mixing work and adventures.
Yes, somewhere in between films and coding met Vicky.

Victoria
At 15 left Moscow for Saint-Petersburg and got into theatrical world. Graduated university with diploma of photo-journalist. At 21 completely settled in St.Petersburg, where managed to watch all the plays in all of the theaters, opened her own theatrical space, shoot more than 100 portfolios for actors and actresses and also found herself in film industry.

Together
Met at the movie shooting scene. Together we already got to: live In Europe for 2 months (Spain and Portugal), travel by car to Georgia and back (without the breaks, as it turned out lately), constantly move to St.Petersburg, spend one cold Russian winter in hot India and Sri Lanka.
We also learned to share and find friends, not to eat meat, feel the scent of freedom and listen to our hearts and their call for adventures.

Things we agree on:
Be honest with yourself and all will go as planned.
Our planed is not inherited from our parents, but is lent from our children.

To sum up, we make pictures, surfing, create, listen, read, feel, sense, share and sometimes dance in the kitchen when no-one sees.

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It is an amazing feeling to meet people similar to you from across the world. It makes the world closer, more safe, more like home.

Interests

• arts
• theater
• photography
• vegetarian
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• sports
• nature
• football
• share
• love
• happiness
• smile

Music, Movies, and Books

We really love music and our playlists are a real mash-up: Beatles, Queen, Nina Simone, Jamie Cullum, Bernhoft, RHCP, Lianne La Havas, Nirvana, Radiohead, Bon Iver, The Roots, Maynard (tool, a perfect circle etc) and so much more.
We also watch a lot of movies and series (too much sometimes)
And books are a big part of our lives.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

3 months of traveling in India and Sri Lanka
Worked abroad and bartered
Played a part in a movie
Started career from scratch at 27
Drove a plane

What I Can Share with Hosts

Amazing stories about Russian film industry
Morning pancakes with a cup of wine
Night walks with long-exposure-shooting pauses
Silence before the first sip of coffee

The only thing that we are not ready to share is each other :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, Sri Lanka