I'm an adventurer, a traveler and a cheerful person :-) I love music and I play various musical instruments and sing. I like to tell interesting stories and inspire people to do interesting things.

I grew up in Almaty (Kazakhstan), but now I live in Novosibirsk Akademgorodok (science center). I studied at Novosibirsk State University for a programmer.

I'm on FB: https://www.facebook.com/vladimir.cheetah
I'm on VK: https://vk.com/v_for_vinogradov

What instruments do I play? Guitar, violin, piano, slightly didgeridoo, ukulele, drums and of course vargan (Altai instrument, also known as Jew's-harp) :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm glad to share something with people and learn something new!
I'm interested in cultural exchange and looking for friends all over the planet. Believe that mutual assistance and sincerity is the best that we have in us.

Interests

Playing guitar, violin and piano, travelling, sport (cycle cross-country racing, running, snowboarding, archery and mountain climbing), good tea and tea ceremonies.
I dream of making a musical instrument myself (a hurdy-gurdy or an Indian sitar).

• culture
• photography
• music
• guitar
• piano
• violin
• cycling
• snowboarding
• sports
• rock climbing
• archery
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Legend Of 1900, Inception, Lion King, Inside I'm Dancing, In guerra per amore (2016)

Music: The Beatles, Scorpions, Alt-J, The Doors, Мельница (russian folk group). I like classical music, rock (not hard), folk, any instrumental and live music especially.

Books: Dandelion Wine, The Lord of the Rings, Anna Karenina

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived and explored the Bolshaya Oreshnaya cave for three days. It is the largest known conglomerate cave in the world (about 80-100+ km of a three-dimensional labyrinth, is still not fully open).

Teach, Learn, Share

I can sing russian songs with a guitar and cook russian cuisine (borsch, blini, pirozhki). I can show you the place where I live and teach your Russian and C++ :)
Of course there are a lot of interesting stories in my luggage.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan, Russian Federation