Due to isolation requirements, we're currently not hosting anyone coming from overseas. Anyone coming from overstate is welcome to request, providing you don't have to self-isolate :)

First up CSers: we're not big on clubbing and partying, and thus, this is not a party/clubbing house. If that's your thing, perhaps a hostel is a better way to go.

Secondly: read this profile and the house section. Copy and paste requests will get a flicko into the bin(o).

Ok, so, I think I'm pretty easy going but also energetic - I'm happy to relax but not for too long. I find other peoples' experiences and cultures fascinating. I'm in awe of people who have travelled extensively and have been on some sweet-as adventures (especially if it involves adventure sports).

I'm a sustainable vegan (freegan), an atheist/agnostic (Category 6) and a lover of coffee. If you don't hold some of these same ideals, that's 100% ok. Happy to have a discussion about it. That's how we grow and find balanced ideals, right?

I travelled for almost 2 years in 2015/2016 and had an absolute blast. I met a bunch of incredible people throughout the 24 countries I travelled through and I hope to meet/host some of them again in the future. If you want to check out my stupid face around the parts of the globe, I tried to regularly upload photos to mah instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/kotovb01/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've been very fortunate to surf with some AMAZING people through the CS community and I want to try to give back to that where I can. Practically everyone I've met through it has been a cool cat.

I surfed through Sweden/Denmark on a cycling trip from Stockholm to Copenhagen and a number of Couchsurfing hosts saved my bacon a few times, when it was rainy, dark and not a good night to sleep outside.

Interests

Circus, musical theatre, theatre, coffee, rock climbing, cycling, gaming, boardgames, science, scientific scepticism, anime, manga, comics, rollerskating, hiking, engineering, economics, snowboarding.

I think interests are limited to what you've experienced - I look forward to finding/developing new ones.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: rock, metal, music theatre, some classical, post-rock, jazz - a wide variety. Some bands: Twelve Foot Ninja, Caligulas's Horse, Periphery, TesseracT, Snarky Puppy, Metallica, System of a Down, Blink-182, Tangled Thoughts of Leaving, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Aesop Rock. This list will be too long to name them all.

Movies: The Butterfly Effect, Sin City, American History X, The Illusionist, Marvel films, Anchorman, Hot Rod, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, The Room.

TV Shows: British comedy - The Office, Extras, Spaced, Big Train, Green Wing, Black Books...as well as Game of Thrones, Sherlock, Westworld, The Handmaid's Tale, Avatar: The Last Air Bender.

Books: Fabric of the Cosmos, A Brief History of Time, Harry Potter series, The Stranger, The Zahir, The Zombie Survival Guide, 1984, The Martian, The Little Book of Philosophy, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, JC's non-published books.

Games: Resident Evil (1-3 - the originals), Left for Dead, Super Metroid, Super Smash Bros, Pokemon, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, Dino Crisis.

Manga/Anime: Evangelion, Beserk, Deathnote, Shamo, Vagabond, Attack on Titan, Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Shinsekai Yori, Deadman Wonderland, Studio Ghibli films.

Podcasts: The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, More or Less, The Very Bad Wizards, The Recommended Dose, Sean Carroll's Mindscape, My Dad Wrote A Porno.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Performed in Sadler's Wells Theatre in the West End, UK
- Seen Niagra Falls, Mt Rushmore, Yellowstone National Park, Banff National Park, The Grand Canyon and Monument Valley in one trip
- Hiked Ben Nevis
- Participated in the Guinness World Record for the largest Pie Fight
- Croatia's highest bungee jump (Maslenica Most)
- Sea kayaked over 26kms around the Kornati Islands
- Hitchhiked and camped through Norway to see the Northern Lights
- Rode from Stockholm to Copenhagen (in November) on a bicycle
- Rode from Tallinn to Vilnius on the same bicycle as the last trip (~1400km route)
- Trekked into the Sahara in the middle of summer
- Hiked up Jbel Toubkal for sunrise

Teach, Learn, Share

Learn: pretty much whatever you're willing to teach me.

Teach: Juggling, handstands, cooking.

Share: A bed (if I can host), food and coffee (if I've got any).

What I Can Share with Hosts

Experiences, good conversation, cooking, how to juggle - the wisdom of a bearded, long-haired Australian.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany