I can not imagine my life without wild nature and without regular trips. Why? Because I am ornithologist - and it is not just occupation, this is the way of life!

"God created birds for the people to remember about the beauty and freedom, but we rarely look at the sky" - one of my favorite quotes!

People say, that if you will have job of dream, you will never work, because it will be not work, but hobby. Nature protection - it is my dream job, and now I got it - I am working at WWF!

I organize volunteer trip to Ukraine national parks and in this way I connect travel with benefit and important environmental work! This is the best job.

I traveled all regions in Ukraine and now want to explore nature and culture in another countries all over the world. And to explore new kinds of beer and wine, of course:)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

This is a good possibility to travel and meet new friends

Interests

I like all about birds, nature conservation and, of course, diferent kind of travels!

• birds
• hiking
• canoeing
• hitchhiking
• national parks
• nature conservation
• mount hiking
• dangered species

Music, Movies, and Books

I don`t like watch films. However, I have at least two favorite films - "Into the wild" and "She-wolf from Vesegonsk".

I listen to different types of rock. But my favorite band is "Kino" with Viktor Tsoi.

Books? Gerald Durrell, Farley Mowat, Thor Heyerdahl and (surpisingly!) Erich Maria Remarque are my favorite writers.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was 18, I went to my first hiking-trip - without necessary equipment, without any experience and alone! I hiked 200 km to Teteriv river source, I traveled 9 days, and during this trip I even was nearly arested on military zone, where I accidentally came!

After that trip, I more carefully preparing for trips:)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Funny stories from my trips, interesting stories about birds and important knowledge about nature protection!

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan, Ukraine

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