I'm Brian, great to meet you :)

My dream is to see the world, and so far it's going pretty well.

I've lived in Ukraine, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Russia, and I have traveled to many other places in the EU. Since 2019 I've been living in Florence where I am working on a PhD in History.

I love meeting new people, and I love hearing their stories.

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

I am an adventurer. I have climbed mountains blanketed with snow wearing just a pair of jeans, driven through a minefield, crossed the emptiness of the steppe, paddled seas and rivers, and cowered in the middle of a Central Asian thunderstorm. Stories like these are important to me, because they give my life a flavour it otherwise wouldn't have, and give me the feeling that my life is one worth living.

But there are no stories without people, and I feel that there is something wonderful about being able to meet friendly strangers and really experience their home through their eyes and, I hope, leave that place having made a friend for life.

Интересы

• writing
• cooking
• music
• kayaking
• history
• hiking,
• adventure!

Музыка, кино и книги

In general, I really like fantasy literature. There's just something about being able to step into a world that has sprung forth from someone else's imagination, and just kind of drinking it up.

In terms of music, I generally listen to jazz or rock. Sting and The Police, as well as Dire Straits and Otis Redding, are big favourites of mine.

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

Hmmm, difficult to say. Haggling down two Kazakh policemen from 15 days in prison/15,000 tenge fine for trespassing on a reservoir, to an orange and a banana was an outstanding moment in my life.

Учу, учусь, делюсь опытом и информацией

I can share my love of Italian food and music with you!

Чем я могу поделиться с хостами

Stories, laughter, a few recipes, songs? Perhaps an English language lesson? A kayaking buddy?

Где я побывал(-а)

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland

Где я жил(-а)

Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Ukraine, United Kingdom