CURRENT MISSION

Finding a good PhD program for my poor academic soul.

ABOUT ME

My personal description is probably done better with stories than adjectives. If you'd like to share stories, I can tell many, beginning with my life as a sheppard in a village in Belarus to my immigration experience to the U.S., study stories, travel stories, people stories, you name it.

PHILOSOPHY

Only boring people get bored.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I joined couch-surfers because my friend Jess been with this community many times and she always managed to find wonderful people to meet. It was a wonderful experience and I really hope that I can return the favor.

兴趣

I'm flexible and open to new experiences. My interests vary, depending on my company. If I am at a Birthday Party, then I am interested in making the other person feel good on their day. I would be making a toast. If we were at a Book Club meeting, my interest would be in uncovering the book's symbology or hidden meanings and images. To me, books are like puzzles to be solved, because they are complete stories and the reader is mean to decipher it. If we are at a choir rehersal, I'm a soprano. If we're at a party, I'm going to dance! If I'm at the YMCA, I'm doing Yoga or Thai Chi or Tabata. You get the idea.

• books
• dancing
• yoga
• partying
• clubbing
• traveling
• puzzles

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Getting off the airplane in New York City for the first time. Seeing my baby sister and brother for the first time. Graduating. Discovering Europe and its wonderful people.

我游览过的国家

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Russian Federation, Spain, Ukraine

我居住过的国家

Netherlands, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States