CURRENT MISSION

Graduate school at Columbia University

ABOUT ME

I just finished my bachelors degree in electrical engineering in 2013 and I spent all my money on traveling. Now I'm working on a master's degree in Manhattan. I've been a camp counselor, lawn mower, yard care specialist, pizza delivery boy, pizza oven operator, chemistry class grader, agricultural well inspector, engineering intern, engineering assistant, engineering researcher, pest control salesman, insulation installer, train concessions car worker, race organizer, race volunteer, English teacher in Russia, warehouse clerk, and occasionally a textbook merchant.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

While living in Moscow I used it to meet Russians for language exchanges. Now I'm interested in surfing, but sometime in the future, when I have a place, I'd like to host as well.

Interests

Cycling, skiing, movies, concerts. Outdoor sports. Sailing. Cooking/trying good food. Foreign Affairs.

• books
• concerts
• dining
• cooking
• movies
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• camping
• surfing
• sailing
• skiing
• sports
• chemistry
• teaching
• engineering
• law
• mathematics
• language exchange
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

P. T. Anderson, Wes Anderson, Richard Linklater, Martin Scorsese, Coen Brothers.
Breaking Bad, Arrested Development, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mad Men. The Wire.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I bought a bike in London, rode it to Brussels, then I did a second leg from Strasbourg to Pisa.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can tutor math, basic bike maintenance, basic Russian.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Mexico, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States