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Overview

  • 2 references
  • Fluent in English, Russian; learning French
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Traveling, or thinking of traveling
  • Boston University, INSEAD
  • From Moscow and New York
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Trying to explore every nook and cranny of this globe

ABOUT Me

After having no desire to leave the country, I finally pushed myself to get out and travel around Europe for a bit. After 5 weeks of backpacking and meeting tons of people the travel bug bit me real bad. I left home again to spend another 5 months in East and Southeast Asia and have future plans for Australia, India, Africa, Tibet, South America, Mars, errr...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can't wait to host once I'm back home (although hopefully that never happens). In the meantime I tell everyone about couchsurfing as I have been told numerous times myself while traveling.

Interests

I can talk Tennis all day. Music and movies of course. If I could spend a year on a mountain snowboarding every day, I would. And I love watches, their history, design, mechanics, and the art of making them.

  • arts
  • design
  • clothing
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • backpacking
  • snowboarding
  • tennis
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - Heat, Gattaca, Rounders, Lost In Translation, Vanilla Sky

Music - Thievery Corporation, Massive Attack, Weezer, trip hop in general, Prodigy, U2, Elton John Beirut

Books - Life of Pi, anything by Marguez or Vonnegut, 1984,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Has to be trekking through the Bokeo Nature Reserve in Laos.

Teach, Learn, Share

Hmmm, I don't have my own philosophy so what could I teach others? I don't know, but I will pass on a great piece of advice when packing for travel - lay out all the clothes you'll need to travel... then cut it in half and pack that.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, France, Italy, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore, United States

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