CURRENT MISSION

Explore Canadian East (driving all the way from Toronto to St. John's, NF)

ABOUT ME

I am recent immigrant. I came to Canada from Ukraine/Russia in 2009, and I strive to get to know this country. And the more I do, the more I fall in love with it.

I am a fiction writer (in Russian). And I gather stories of other people. Currently my skill does not pay much, and I work as a software developer.

PHILOSOPHY

Christian by tradition
Buddhist by practice
Pragmatic by belief

Use it or lose it - if you possess something you are not using, give it to someone who will. When I moved from Russia to Canada I gave out my bike, snowboard and other things to my friends.
We all should try to make other peoples' life easier.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am implementing my cross Canada trip step by step. Last Summer I drove all the way from Toronto to Newfoundland (through New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and PEI) and back in 23 days.

In the end of October I moved to Calgary, and now I am headed to Vancouver.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It is my first experience.

Interests

Travelling, martial arts, photography, reading, writing, stargazing

• arts
• writing
• folklore
• photography
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• snowboarding
• martial arts
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Matrix
Classical, Rock
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

100 km mountain bike ride (in one day) in Moscow region;
3 months of Work & Travel experience in US;
moving to Russia from Ukraine;
moving to Canada from Russia;

jumping from 10m cliff to the water;
1000 Islands; New York; Bruce Peninsula

Teach, Learn, Share

Everybody lives their own life doing their own job like various cells in complex social organism. Meeting people of other occupations is an eye-opener every single time; needless to say the same for other cultures and countries. Everyone has their own story to share, their own mistakes and know-hows to share with others.
I like to collect stories of other people and share mine.