I was born in Russia, raised in Greece, trained as an architect in Nottingham, UK and after graduating spent a year working in Singapore, having travelled there overland. For the past two years I've called London home, where I've finalised my professional qualification, met my fiancee and started training for a marathon. I'm now working on understanding myself and others better, and taking things one step at a time.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've only couchsurfed twice - in Sydney and Oslo but have hosted quite a few people and found both aspects very rewarding as a way of meeting people, getting to know something new and just doing something nice.

Interests

I like insightful conversations, foraging, learning, discovering the city by bike or on foot, cooking, design, thinking of ways to make things work better.

• culture
• architecture
• design
• dining
• cooking
• marathon
• socializing
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm not fussy about music, my preference in films is for world films, documentary, indie film and my favourite books are by Alain de Botton, Haruki Murakami, Italo Calvino.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I cycled from UK to Singapore

Teach, Learn, Share

I love food so would love to find out about your favourite specialties and am happy to share mine - including unusual ones like sloe gin, Russian meat jelly and Greek offal soup
I'd be interested to find out about your outlook on life and what makes your culture tick. I'm also looking to learn how to use my sewing machine like a pro.

What I Can Share with Hosts

As above.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United States, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Greece, Russian Federation, Singapore, United Kingdom