Currently I am a student at the Higher School of Economics at the faculty of Computer Science. At the same time I'm working at a company called Zerion that we founded with a friend some time ago. We are dealing with IT and decentralized finances trying to make the world of finances transparent and open for everyone.

I am interested in travelling and communication with different people from all over the world. I always try to learn and to see something new, and couchsurfing and its members especially provide this great opportunity.

Unfortunately I can't host anybody because I live in my parents flat now. But I'd be happy to see you and keep you company for a walk around Moscow.

Don't hesitate to reach out to me!

Instagram: @abashlykov

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In May 2015 I had an amazing trip to the Baltic States with my friend who was already registered here. We with members of CS community and they were super friendly and open-minded people. I've been impressed by idea of CS so much that I decided to be a part of the community as well.

Interests

In addition to travelling, I really enjoy snowboarding and try to spend on it as much time during the winter season as possible. When the weather is getting warm enough I unpack my longoboardb and take it almost everywhere. In sum, various boards are cool.
On the other hand, I really enjoy music and everything connected with it. I like to listen to music of various genres, which depends on my mood. I have four different guitars at my home (ukulele, classic, acoustic and electro) and enjoy playing them.

• traveling
• music
• alternative music
• jazz
• guitar
• hiking
• backpacking
• snowboarding
• computer science
• mathematics
• hitchhiking
• longboarding
• finance
• financial markets

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Pink Floyd, Metallica, The Lumineers, Ed Sheeran, The Kinks, Louna, Lumen, Сплин, and many more.

Books: 1984, Shantaram, The Master and Margarita, Clockwork orange, Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, A Song of Ice and Fire, American Gods.

And I have so many favorite movies that it's impossible to mention all of them. Normally I prefer dramas, so movies like Inception, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, A Beautiful Mind, Se7en, The Devil's Advocate, The Game(1997г), The Life of David Gale, The Prestige, Into the Wild - are definitely my favourite ones.
Also, I'm a fun of rock-operas like Repo!, The Wall, Imaginaerum, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was 18 I finally decided to satisfy my wanderlust and headed to Scandinavia for a solo trip.

Moscow - St. Petersburg - Helsinki - Turku - Stockholm - Kumla - Orebro - Oslo - Odda - Stavanger - Hirtshals - Copenhagen - Moscow.

It was amazing!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, South Africa