Hi, my name is Alex. I´m originally from Riga, Latvia and since 2009 I live in Germany. After graduating school in Hamburg I lived in Cologne, Lübeck, St. Petersburg, Kyiv and recently ended up in Leipzig.

I am currently finishing my masters in Architecture in Leipzig and I work at a scientific research team of our university. There I am programming a bit with AR Applications and use parametric design and construction tools. Here is some more Info about it https://flex.htwk-leipzig.de/ueber-flex/team/alexander-ostrovskis-ba

I´m also kinda into photography and you can see some of my works here: https://www.instagram.com/axelscam/

Unfortunately I did not use couchsurfing to host anyone yet so the account is not verified. But if it helps to build up trust - I can verify myself to you personally by showing you my ID on request.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I believe that our world is a nice place to explore and to be at. I have used couchsurfing once in a while in Colonge, in Lviv and even in Riga and mostly had very good experience. I also used couchsurfing hangouts to meet new people and hang out :)

Interests

Photography, Music, Riding BMX , Bicycle Touring, Running, Travelling & camping.

Bmx became a part of my life since I was a kid. I still try to affect the culture by organizing events or contests and love meeting riders from all over the world. This is a hobby that is always there for me and lead me to many interesting friendships and adventures.

I also love hitting the road with my fixed gear bike. I have travelled to many small towns around Hamburg, have beed on a trip to Flensburg and even organized a school project in which my friends and me rode through the whole Denmark to Copenhagen and also stayed there for a couple of days.

I have been running since the start of the middle school and always participated at local cross country runs. I won some of them so I started to bulid myself up and run regulary. I created an aim to run a Marathon and achieved it after I turned 18. It was the longest run I have ever done and way carzy about getting it done. Since then I just run for fun and sometimes take part in local competitions.

I started boxing even before I moved to Germany. This sport helps me to raise my reflexes, confidence and to let the energy out the other day :)

• architecture
• photography
• music
• indie rock
• dadaism
• shoegaze
• jim jarmush

Music, Movies, and Books

I have a wide range of different genres I listen to. My biggest preferancies at the moment are experimental electronical music, ambient and shoegaze.

I turn the tables once in a while and you can listen to some of the mixes here:
https://soundcloud.com/brydko

There is always room for new tunes to explore! Feel free to share your favourite music with me

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- run a marathon with 3:17:50 when I was 18
- hichhiked from Kyiv to the Carpathian Mountains, hiked there and went to Odesa afterwards
- the tour I am doing right now is amazig since I never went that far before

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to cook yummy meals, how to do bicycle tricks and tell you unbelievable stories - believe it or not!
Since I study Architecture I can tell you a lot about it and maybe do a small crash course through the Art history.

I occasionally DJ since 2018 and could show you my way of mixing tracks and playing sets :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer you a nice person to hang out with and help you with any household duties as well as cooking or cleaning :)

I can also do some photoshootings, since I am into photography and slightly getting more professional with it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Hungary, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Latvia, Russian Federation, Ukraine, United States