Hello, my name is Andrew. I was born in Slavutich city, Ukraine. My town was built after Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded for internally displaced persons. Today people from ghost-towns Pripyat and Chornobyl live in Slavutich and still work to do CNPP safety. Now i`m living in Kyiv - capital of Ukraine, with my girlfriend and cat. I'm still looking for a best job of my life, but if you want i can tell you about my work experience in Art&literature Archive, in government program "Diia" etc.

I absolutely like hiking, travel and wild nature. In summer season I often go to mountains with my backpack, tent and sleeping bag and enjoy fresh air and altitude. When i have only 2 or 3 days weekend i try explore something new places, city's near Kiyv. My favorite style of travel this hitchhiking, because this bring me absolutely freedom. I can choice driver with who i go, i can choice every possible time and way where. Of course, i like talk with locals, who am I going with and who understand local mentality better. Bear Grylls is my hero:))

My hobby is amateur astronomy (stars, planets, deep space watching through telescope etc.), photography (my old-school Sony Alpha a-230), professional archaeology and anthropology, good films and books.

Sum 41, Rise Against, Seether, Cranberries, The Lumineers. Also i like folk and indie rock, visit Sofar Sounds events.

I study for master degree of Archives Science in Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I wanna get new experience and help people who arrive to Ukraine first time. I hope to find any hosts in my country for communicate and Ukraine exploring. Also when i arrive in new country i try to find some host in CS, because this right way to open new culture, traditions and just for search new good friends. :)

Interests

• wildlife
• books
• literature
• poetry
• photography
• education
• walking
• traveling
• survival
• camping
• archeology
• astronomy
• cultural studies
• history
• languages
• science
• travel
• bushcraft
• exploring
• wild nature
• stars
• campfires
• ukraine
• the walking dead
• astrophotography
• kerouac
• trakking
• prehistory
• haruki murakami
• orientalism
• kiev
• kyiv
• bear grylls
• sum 41
• chornobyl
• cnpp
• slavutich
• east studies
• telescops
• thomas wolfe
• serhiy zhadan
• блаже конески

Music, Movies, and Books

Punk-rock, indie, folk, acoustic, post-rock, folk
Sum 41, Rise Against, Seether, Бумбокс, Океан Ельзи, Один в каное, Will driving west, Cranberries...
Books: Erich Maria Remarque, Haruki Murakami, Jack Kerouac, Sergii Zhadan...
Films\series: Michelangelo Antonioni movies, Flying over Cuckoo's Nest, The Shining, Sherlock, Walking Dead, Breacking Bad, Pulp Fiction, Star Track...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did transfer to other plane in Sofia airport less than 10 min after arriving by plane from Kyiv)) With my gf we travel to France in 2019 for 2 week without any commercial tour and knowledge of French :))

Teach, Learn, Share

Walk in Kyiv, talk about astronomy, history, ukrainian speaking lessons, ukrainian music, ukrainian traditional dishes, talk about hikking and all sorts of travelling. I can guide to find some stars in night sky or cook varenyky, borchsh ))

What I Can Share with Hosts

Small presents from Ukraine, dishes and talk

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ukraine