CURRENT MISSION

to be welcoming

ABOUT ME

I'm very relaxed.
I like nature and the night sky.
I like to discuss things in detail.
I'm down for most anything.
I like to collect bugs, beetles mostly.

PHILOSOPHY

Every natural thing has value and should be observed/understood.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Couchsurfing is like a secret society of people who still want to do things in the old way, maybe a way we just imagine how the world was, when people were able to trust/help one-another and practice hospitality because it's wholesome and fulfilling and right. I have hosted and surfed and always felt more impressed with the human condition for it, and always met a gem of a person. Couch surfing is a good step towards being a good person.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed in Russia, Ukraine, Finland, and Sweden as well as across the states; I've hosted more than 20 people in my home.

Interests

campfire conversation, forest ecology and plant sociology, entomology, the banjo, chess, and scrabble. I am an oil painter and I do portraits; gardening, ant-farming, and swimming. History. Anthropology. Etymology.

• insects
• gardening
• chess
• drawing
• guitar
• surfing
• boxing
• swimming
• anthropology
• ecology
• entomology
• etymology
• history
• sociology

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was the first to discover the Korean Joro Spider living in the US. Got published.

Teach, Learn, Share

I´m learning Russian (sloowly). I play guitar and few other instruments. I know a lot of the constellations and the names of the trees, and many insects and spiders.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Denmark, Finland, India, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States

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