I had to start travelling as a teen almost on biweekly basis as a junior olympic team swimmer across Russia and Eastern Europe... Then I stayed with a few amazing families while doing my MBA in UK. I had a period of work for travel industry in Germany and USA arranging international events (e.g. UNESCO cultural caravan across 7 countries). Then I switched to Life Sciences/ Pharma at international companies where over 50 business trips a year really killed a joy for traveling (((... So by the age of 40 I gave up big business and downshifted taking my time for self-devleopment with focus on arts, photo, dance and ... traveling again allowing new exiting experiences to discover and share:)

My photo portfolio: https://alexchubic.myportfolio.com

I prefer to host single surfers (who are mentally adult). Only foreigners (not from Russian/ CIS)! Ideally with university degree/ current studying and who have been to at least 2 other countries before.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As a freelancer (photographer) I have possibly more time than others for self-development, travel and meeting new people and cultures. It is a two way process where you need to share in order to gain. You learn much more when you stay with locals in a foreign country. I know it from my bitter experience of visiting 65+ countries and I am willing to help those who would like to discover Moscow just the way I have been helped in so many other countries.

Interests

Gym, swimming, freediving, travel, photo, travel, cooking, theatres, night clubs. My current photo portfolio is here: https://alexchubic.myportfolio.com/

• arts
• interior design
• photography
• cooking
• clubbing
• traveling
• swimming
• business
• freelancing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: classical, ambient, deep house, jazz.
Art movies, more drama, less scifi, I hate horror.
I like reading poetry in double edition (original/ translation) esp by B. Pasternak

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Was awarded a title of Honorary Citizen of Little Rock, AR, USA for developing a sister city relationship
- Stayed 9 min underwater during freediving
- Got 59.000 likes on TripAdvisor for my reviews of places I visited

Teach, Learn, Share

Photos, cycling around cool places in Moscow, cocking, dancing/hanging-out

What I Can Share with Hosts

This ranges from my tour advice, household tools like fridge, washing machine, Wi-Fi, etc to my experience and free time especially in touring/cycling/clubbing together:)

Frankly, I have less desire to share with lazy people e.g. those who bother to figure our (prior to the trip to Moscow) a few Cyrrilic characters or if there are other attractions than Red Squire:)...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Oman, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States