I live in Berlin since several years and I am totally in love with that city. Still, I love to explore new countries and cultures so I travel as often as time and money allow me to.

I enjoy walking and normally make 20 km/day (sometimes less, sometimes more - depends on how much time I have). Cycling is also cool but I prefer long-distance cycling while travelling (I mean bike touring). By now I made 2 trips by bike - one in Portugal and one in Italy. It's not the easiest way to travel (starting from packing your bicycle into a huge box and then answering to the questions from strangers who want to know why you travel with a TV), but it makes me super happy. In Portugal I travelled along the coast from the North of the country to Lisbon and in Italy I made several lakes and surroundings. The first time I had to assemble the bicycle myself I was afraid it would fall into pieces while I am on the road... but I am still alive so everything went well :)

There are several cities and countries I used to live in. Krasnojarsk (Siberia), St Petersburg, Nurnberg, Hamburg... once out of the blue I switched to Portugal for 6 months. It was an amazing experience and one of the best decisions I made so far.

I also enjoy some calm hours (not more) with a book and/or wine as well but it is quite hard for me to stay at one place for a long time. I cook with pleasure but only for my friends and guests. I love nature, mountains, hiking and winter sports.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am super happy to meet great, smart and open-minded people; to learn from them; to listen to their stories and to tell mine; to share knowledge and experience.

Interests

• tattoos
• wine
• cycling
• skiing
• food
• muay thai
• weightlifting
• berlin
• mountain hiking

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I took trans-siberian train with my dog. Not sure if its an amazing or stupid thing. At least people around were happy to play with a dog during a long 5-days trip. But I am pretty sure my dog didnt share their enthusiasm to play.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Portugal, Russian Federation