Hey, world.
I'm a human being from small part of Earth called Belarus. My greatest desire and intention is to learn everything about everything and to understand all kinds of people. I believe in equality and respect plurality of opinions.
Though, if you're still reading, i'm not that boring, except for some extent of introversion. I enjoy to meet people from other cultures, cause that's the best way to learn something new about world and about yourself.
Glad to meet you all.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Cause that's the easiest and the most enthralling way to meet new people who live in places you want to visit and explore. Exploration is one of the strongest drivers for me, that's why i'm willing to travel and meet locals.
And that should also be a lot of fun. (at least that's what I was told)

Interests

There are a lot of things that help me to find inspiration for everyday life, but photography, urban exploration and cycling are the ones that help me to shake myself out of routine. Good music, good reading and a quality movie with more sense than action are my means to reload myself after hard days.

• italian food
• reading
• cars
• rock music
• cycling
• philosophy
• film photography
• italy
• whales
• cinematography
• street photography

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite musicians are RHCP, John Frusciante, Arcade Fire, Thom Yorke (and Radiohead, sure), and lots of other great guys of rock and indie music and all other genres, who help me out and bring me good mood every morning.

My favorite movies are "Grande belezza" and "Youth" by Paolo Sorrentino, i also like movies by Michel Gondry, Woody Allen, Quentin Tarantino and some others. The main rule i follow, while choosing a movie or deciding whether i like it, is a check - does this movie give me something new? new impressios, new emotions, and specifically - new way of thinking about things we're used to.

Books now. I enjoy russian and american classics - e.g. Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald. Way back i liked science fiction (and still like it) - Bradbury is everything.
Bukowsky is a thing.
Maugham is a genius.
My new favorite book - "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

was aviating a two-seater plane (once, and i wish so badly to repeat)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am happy to share my knowledge of belarusian and slavic culture and habits, tell stories about happy (almost) life of post-soviet people and whatever else.

May bring you some belarusian sweets or potatoes or pork fat or ruin your stereotypes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Russian Federation, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus