CURRENT MISSION

to master kaval - the Turkish flute

ABOUT ME

I am curious about things, that's why I do research, but most of time I spend writing funding proposals :)))) and once in a while I do get it so it keeps me going.. I play a few instruments, not very good, mostly just for fun, not sure if my neighbors fully support my attempts :))))

PHILOSOPHY

The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. - Marcel Proust

Do not try. Do or do not. - Yoda

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself. - Andre Gide

The purpose of art is to give the traveling human race an improved map that shows the way to itself. - William Saroyan

Whoever is happy will make others happy too. -
Anne Frank

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I joined CS June 2008, participated in some CS events in Moscow, hosted some nice people in Riga and Umeå, surfed a bit here and there.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

it's been a great fun! and I made some great friends through CS!

Interests

many-many things :) architecture, history of arts, literature, music, psychology, photography, art, backpacking, cycling, reading, writing, doing research, philosophy and I can continue for long :)) so basically it's all about life in general, but my main interest is about time.

• arts
• writing
• literature
• architecture
• photography
• sketching
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• backpacking
• cultural studies
• history
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: by Wim Wenders, Jim Jarmush, Woody Alen
and all times favorite: "Rage in Placid Lake"
Music: jazz, blues, classical
Books: H.Miller, W.Saroyan, Salinger, Hemingway, Bulgakov, about life of artists in Paris in 20-30's of 20th century

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

played a grand piano in the breakfast room in Vienna hotel together with a professional saxophonist! unexpected, really fun and quite hard to find the right words to describe the emotions!

took part in 10 days silent meditation course in Nepal.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach basics of the research project management or sketching :)
Now I'm learning to dance tango and how to play turkish flute.

What I Can Share with Hosts

all sorts of stories and show sketches in my sketchbook :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Nepal, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Latvia, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, United States

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