I used to be a software engineer living in San Francisco. Then I ran out of visa and figured it might be fun to travel for a year. My clients don't seem to care where I work from, so now I'm a digital nomad.

I also help organize hackerparadise.org - a traveling community for others like me, or for people who just want to work from an exotic location for a little while. We're heading to Vietnam, Bali and Thailand next, starting Feb 15.

If you're so very curious, I have a short bio at about.alexeymk.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Several friends and neighbors have raved about the experience.

Back in San Francisco, my girlfriend and I used to host a weekly dinner where we would cook and invite friends and their friends for interesting conversation and drinks. Couchsurfing seems like a fun way to extend the practice while I travel.

Interests

I'm unabashadly nerdy.

- German-style board games (if you've ever played Settlers of Catan - like that)
- Behavioral economics (did research on Mechanical Turkers in college)
- Cycling (mostly road cycling - we did a trip from Italy to Croatia last summer)
- Rock Climbing (mostly bouldering, and I'm not particularly good yet)
- Delicious Beer

• cooking
• beer
• drinking
• board games
• traveling
• bouldering
• cycling
• rock climbing
• economics
• engineering
• languages
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Catch 22, a bunch of Vonnegut and Hemingway, the Hitchhiker's Guide,
Movies: I'm a fan but can't necessarily point to favorites. 12 Monkeys was solid.
Music: Lots of stuff here and there. Always love to go listen to live instrumental Jazz at a club.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I achieved a bureaucratic victory, against all odds, against the military-industrial complex. Ask me over a beer.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I can explain (sort of) Bitcoin, if you're curious. Also I teach board games, computer programming, a bunch of human behavior stuff...
Learn: Honestly, I'm open to learn most anything. Languages are hard though.
Share: Happy to lend a hand or bring drinks to dinner. I'm a terrible chef, but a reasonable at chopping vegetables and washing dishes.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My unyielding optimism, perhaps? Open to ideas.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, Ukraine, United States