I love to learn about the world by traveling - it is one of my passions.
I am originally from Russia (Yaroslavl, Saint-Petersburg), but have lived in US since 2008 (Iowa) and traveled all around US, as well as some of Europe.
I'm polite, respectful and at the same time very curious!
I work in geospatial tech field, and I've been very active in dancing community for years - happy to chat and share what I know on both!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When I travel I try to prepare well, explore my destination as much as possible, eat local food, see the art scene, and check out salsa community =)
I believe meeting local people is one of the best way to achieve that!
I am happy to share what I can about my community too.

Interests

• arts
• performing arts
• street art
• film festivals
• salsa dancing
• flamenco
• tango
• cooking
• indian food
• traveling
• live music
• latin music
• travel
• eating
• biking
• salsa
• maps
• old movies
• information technology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Pink Martini, wide range of Latin and Spanish music, indie pop, soft rock...
Movies:
art-house, independent films, Pedro Almodovar, Iñárritu, Woody Allen...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Volunteered sandbagging during the city flood =)

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm happy to teach dance: salsa, bachata, belly dance... Also Russian language.
Would love to learn and practice Spanish language, cooking, all kinds of crafts, playing musical instruments (especially percussion, guitar, piano).
Can share travel tips or local favorite places.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Talk, cook, clean, attend events together, teach dance, language or various things tech and mapping.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States