Hello! I'm Assem (my friends call me Sam), I'm a journalist from Kazakhstan, Almaty.
I'm interested in digital rights, hiking and music.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love people and their stories.

Interests

• music festivals
• live music
• rock music
• neuroscience
• mountains
• hicking
• local history
• tech
• digital resistance

Music, Movies, and Books

Jonathan Safran Foer "Everything Is Illuminated"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived in Alaska for some time, everything I saw there was amazing.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I know how to survive a zombie apocalypse and will be happy to save your life in case of it.
Also I can cook.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Nepal, Northern Ireland, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States