Whatever people say I am, that's what I'm not.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is simply the best thing ever happening to me.

Also, my personal travel goal is traveling like a local and distinguishing myself from tourists -- and CS has proven to be the best way to get to know people and cities they live in.

Interests

Traveling, arts, museums, long walks, street art, architecture, music, yoga, forensics, comedy, unsolved crimes.

• arts
• street art
• yoga
• walking
• traveling
• drawing
• museums
• improv
• comedy
• standup comedy
• graffiti

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Quentin Tarantino is the king. I have also recently developed an interest in documentaries.

TV shows:
How I Met Your Mother, Futurama, Simpsons, South Park, Lie To Me, My Name Is Earl and many, many others. I am hooked on TV shows!

Music:
Rock, folk, 8bit, pop, classic, jazz, pop-punk, occasionally hip hop. Gogol Bordello, Arctic Monkeys, Bondage Fairies, Norah Jones, Katy Perry (my guilty pleasure), Zdob Si Zdub, blink182, Green Day, Freak Fandango Orchestra -- just to name a few.

Books:
Ray Bradbury, Jonathan Safran Foyer, Russian classics -- Chekhov, Gogol, Mayakovski, Zoschenko. Harry Potter. Somehow I fell in love with the Hunger Games.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A hot air balloon ride over Tel Aviv;

Parasailing over the Straits of Mackinac;

A surprise visit for my family;

Skydiving.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you bad words in Russian - this is a must do for every Russian when they meet a foreigner.

On a more serious note, though, I can actually teach you some Russian; also happy to give you an insight on Russian cuisine, and we could actually cook together!

Willing to learn: yoga, hiking, history of your neighborhood/city, comedy, improv, new recipes, arts and crafts, whatever else.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Would love to share travel stories and tips -- and to hear yours!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Russian Federation, United States

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