Hi! My name from Kazakh means "honest man". I try to live up and sometimes it works.

I like thinking about things. I think the main question is "who am I" and "what am I doing here". For me, there hasn't been an easy answer to that yet.
I also think that defining oneself is necessarily reductive, because we are so much more than we can ever define.

I try to help people and improve our world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Previously I used Couchsurfing to find accomodation for incoming student volunteers for March 7-8. These volunteers were part of a social exchange project "AIESEC University" that aimed at working with children from underprivileged families. This is something I am hugely proud of as a person, and something I will emphasize later in life.

I am not accepting guests right now because I am on my trip to the US. But also I live in the dormitory which does not allow other people in.

Interests

I like learning new things. I like singing. I like writing poetry recently. I like meeting new people and making friends. I am interested in improving my life, simple as that. My dream in life is to be a hub of positive change.

• writing
• poetry
• singing
• meeting new people
• overthinking
• philosophizing

Music, Movies, and Books

James Joyce "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"
Hemingway "A Moveable Feast"
Alexandra Aleksievich "Secondhand Time"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was in tenth grade, I did a parachute jump in steppes near Rudnyi. The parachute was a Soviet era one - old, not terribly safe, not particularly comfortable with a vertical speed of 2 meters per second. Out of all the vast steppe I chose the most misfortunate spot to land - the parking place near the runway. I had to steer as I was approaching, but the wind was strong. Luckily I planed just about ten meters over the parked cars and managed to avoid the trees! Still I broke my metatarsal bones on my right leg. At least now I have a good story to tell, and a story to fill this box

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories of my life, perhaps reinforce perhaps shake some of your beliefs. I can tell you about Kazakhstan! Things we eat and things we do. And all kinds of stuff really.

Countries I’ve Visited

Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan