Hi!
My name is Ales. I was born and grow up in Belarus (If you're never heard about this country, check the map. It should be on the East side of Europe, near Russia :) ).
I like to travel and meet new interesting people from different cultures.
Why? Because I think that all people are facing similar challenges and situations in they everyday life and it is interesting for me to explore how they deal with them in different countries. It is always interesting for me not only to visit some new city or country, but to understand that place and people, who are living there. Some sort of curiosity, if you like. And finally, I like interesting stories and, from my experience, people have lot of them :)

---
https://www.instagram.com/ales.ananich
https://www.facebook.com/ales.ananich

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think, that Couchsurfing is the easiest way to meet new interesting people and get new experience.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I registered account years ago, but didn't have a chance to try it. Mostly because I rarely plan my trips and don't know where I'll be the next day. But I always wanted to try it once, so here we are :)

Interests

- History. Especially modern and military history;
- Architecture. Big fan of Art Nouveau and Art Deco;
- Cycling;
- Reading;
- Hiking ;
- Cartography in some way. I'm an OpenStreatMap contributor. So, if one day, map will save you from losing somewhere in the middle of Belarusian swamps, there's a chance that it was my work :)

• architecture
• reading
• cycling
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

- Books. Historical, Science Fiction, Belletristic. The most favorites: Cryptonomicon and The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson.
- Music. Very different, depends of mood. Mostly rock.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just a few:
- Backpacking and hiking in Kyrgyzstan;
- Found myself alone in the steppe in Kazakhstan;
- Drank in Georgia with locals (it was a struggle even for slav, trust me :) )
- Traveled to Iceland in the winter;

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel experience, stories. Can try to teach you Russian or Belarusian languages.
Also, I'll bring some sweets from Belarus :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus