Traveling at the moment

Well, here's a kind of CV:
Born in August 1980 in Moscow, did my PhD in Computer Science in Uppsala. Lived about 10 years in Sweden before the pandemic, now based in Edinburgh, UK.
- Been part of the hitch-hikers community in Russia, participated in convents, helped with the education effort (2003-2009)
- Participating in hospitality exchange since 2003 (paper-based travelers' internet, HospitalityClub, BeWelcome, etc.)
- Volunteered at the folk music festivals (which have gradually grown into events similar to burns) at the construction part - stages, woodwork, electricity (2007-2015)
- Volunteered at Summer EcoSchool project (faculty of physics), as a lecturer (2009)
- Burns: Yaga (Lithuania), Nowhere (Spain), and thrice to The Borderland (Denmark/Sweden)
- Contact Improvisation: dancing on land and in the water, been giving workshops for beginners and facilitating jams at multiple Rainbow Gatherings, Floating Castle festival in Slovenia, and some other occasions.
- Sailing: got a captains' license recently
- Currently learning: languages, to ride a motorbike, art of life itself
- Keen on discussing: future societies, progress in ethics, freedom, honesty, all things alternative and new.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Best way to travel, to learn, and to share

Interests

Math, AI, Knowledge Engineering
Languages (Natural and Artificial),
Contact Improvisation (land/water/air)
All kinds of travel
Volunteer-powered educational projects, burns, etc.

• culture
• music festivals
• yoga
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• sailing
• teaching
• languages
• mathematics
• hitchhiking
• volunteering
• science fiction
• contact improvisation
• utopia

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveling (Backpacking, Hitch-Hiking, Biking),
Sailing,

What I Can Share with Hosts

living room

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom

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