Hello!

I'm Alex, I'm 26 and I love exploring this world. Born and raised in Ukraine 🇺🇦, I'm quite international these days, as I've lived in 5 other countries since 2015 (Bulgaria, Portugal, Belgium, Malta, Slovakia). Currently living in Slovakia with my mom and 4 pets since we ran away from war back in March.

Besides the 6 countries where I've lived, I've also visited 20 more (Austria, Cyprus, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican) ✌🏻

I work remotely as a self-employed UX/UI designer and try to always find time to work during my trips as well so that traveling is integrated into my normal life rather than becoming a separate time- and money-consuming activity.

I like to observe how the cities live and meet the locals. For every place I go, I try to find some cool unique stuff to do/visit besides checking out all the most popular sightseeing spots.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Looking back at my past trips, I realize that the most fun ones were the ones where I met local people and hung out with them, so I decided to try to go that path again :)

Interests

I love traveling (naturally, otherwise I wouldn't be here) and I'm passionate about design&innovation (otherwise I wouldn't work as a designer, haha).

I am also interested in psychology. I play guitar a little, roller-skate a little, and drive a little.
I support the LGBTQ+ community and I am probably generally one of the most open-minded people you'll ever meet. I am friendly and neat, and I love pets. 🐶 I have 2 cats and 2 dogs, I travel without them though.

• animals
• arts
• literature
• design
• cooking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• psychology
• innovation

Music, Movies, and Books

I lost track of all the *favorite* ones quite some years ago.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can play guitar a lil if I have the chords in front of me.
I cook a pretty awesome pizza if there's time and an oven :)

I used to mentor designers and other freelancers on career development topics, so I can also share that piece of knowledge if there's interest.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Bulgaria, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Ukraine