CURRENT MISSION

Feel. Experience. Explore. REPEAT.

ABOUT ME

I was born in the Caucasus region of Russia, then parents came to the States. That has been the largest, most life changing trip thus far for me....perhaps the first of other monumental moves to come. For now, I like to travel for adventure's sake and the exposure to other cultures and ways of life.
Also, I love art.

PHILOSOPHY

In NYC, I once read a quote, written right on the sidewalk.
"The universe is made up of stories, not atoms." Recently, a friend told me that it's actually a line in a poem.
We are all collectors of stories, I think. And for those people who make this their primary occupation, above everything else, life is much less scary, because they have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Failure becomes a non issue.
:)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am a newbie here, but I think this site is a very cool idea. I wish I had found it earlier.

Interests

art, photography, film, music tunes, museums, architecture, rooftop gardens, reading, being outdoors, discovering, CHANGE

• arts
• architecture
• photography
• reading
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: slumdog millionaire, everything is illuminated, garden state, red eye, 28 days later, intermission, little miss sunshine, pan's labyrinth, the prestige, atonement, on the edge, mulholland dr., memento, vicki christina barcelona

Music: So hard to narrow down....I can listen to pretty much anything, it all just depends on how I'm feelings.
These are the bands I turn to most often: rogue wave, coldplay, the shins, santigold, crystal castles, the beatles, modest mouse, notwist, of montreal, ratatat, wolf parade, belle and sebastian, metric, kid cudi, deltron 3030, death cab for cutie, MGMT, interpol, iron and wine, the postal service

Books: Anna Karenina, The Bell Jar, Crime and Punishment, The Kite Runner, $12 Million Dollar Shark, Stuff by David Sedaris, Geography of Bliss

Teach, Learn, Share

I fiddle with DSL photography and would be happy to take you on a walk through in any art museum.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Estonia, Finland, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States