Hi everyone
I'm living in Kyiv, Ukraine. From early childhood I enjoyed cars and photography and eventually it came my main occupation as automotive photographer and marketing manager in car tuning company. In my free time I love cycling and outdoor activities, meeting new people and discovering new places. Apart from traveling to other countries I often travel in my home land, there's always something new just around the corner...
You can find me on social media @andrbk on instagram, /andreybk on facebook.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In my school years I actively paticipated in exchange programs and hosted few people from other countries and had chance to live abroad a life of local shool student. I liked this way of traveling and meeting new people. Later few of my friends actively traveled abroad and hosted people with couchsurfing, hosted guests... so eventually I decided to join the platform.

You can visit a country as a common tourist by just visiting popular destinations and traveling popular routes. There are places that full of tourists and places where locals go. Locals know cool things and places that you likely won't find otherwise... and it's always great to meet new people, learn new cultures and languages.

Interests

• photography
• cars
• music
• cycling
• travel
• electric guitar
• planespotting
• architecure

Music, Movies, and Books

My music tastes are diverse. Here's some of my favorite bands/artists (alphabetical order):
AC/DC, Aerosmith, Amy Winehouse, Arctic monkeys, Beatles, Black sabbath, Blink-182, Blur, Bob Marley, Bon Jovi, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Coldplay, Димна суміш, Deep purple, Depeche mode, the Doors, Друга ріка, Elvis Presley, Foo fighters, Frank Sinatra, Green day, the Heavy, Iggy Pop, Jack Johnson, Jamiroquai, Jimi Hendrix, John Butler trio, Kaiser chiefs, Kasabian, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Lenny Kravitz, Limp bizkit, Linkin park, Louis Armstrong, Michael Jackson, Moby, Muse, Мумий Тролль, Nickelback, Nina Simone, Nirvana, Oasis, Offspring, Ozzy Osbourne, Океан Ельзи, Papa roach, Placebo, Queen, Radiohead, Ray Charles, Red hot chili peppers, Robbie Williams, Rolling stones, Scorpions, Semisonic, Smashing pumpkins, Сплин, Sting, U2, Weezer, the Who, Yann Tiersen, ZZ top...

With movies list can be quite long as well ;) saying short it's mix of imdb top of the list with some hollywood classics, directors like Tarantino, Nolan and others...

I dont have favorite writer but in general I'm fan of business novels and detective genre.

Teach, Learn, Share

you learn something new every day

What I Can Share with Hosts

local culture and interesting places in my city.
some scenic places and routes in Kyiv (also bicycle ), few handcraft cources I can recommend (i'm fan of pottery and painting and over the time found places I like and can recommend), cycling - there are night city bicycle cruises that gather 50-300 people each time (I have couple bicycles ).

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Ukraine