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Overview

  • 13 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Russian; learning German
  • 26, Male
  • Member since 2019
  • Engineering Student
  • University of Edinburgh
  • From New York City, NY, USA
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About Me

I'm someone who gets excited about everything a but too much. I always like to try something new!.. especially trying many "random" sports out. I love to cook and especially for many people. I used to host weekly Sunday dinners to bring friends and flatmates together for the end of the week and even created a small breakfast club for a short while. And now I have a dinner club and potentially a pop-up restaurant in Zürich(!!). So I really love food.

I'm quiete active and prefer a more nature-heavy style of travel like hiking, camping, road trips, and climbing. That coupled with learning about the places' culture and, of course, food. Since leaving home 7 years ago I have visited some culturally rich places including India, Taiwan, Indonesia, Mongolia, and have even rediscovered my Cossack roots in Ukraine.

Recently I fell back in love with people and storytelling. I follow, have attended and have even hosted storyslams after being inspired by TheMoth. I simply love learning about peoples "stories" and getting to share some of my own.

I could keep writing more but I'll save the rest in person :)

Interests

  • culture
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • running
  • hiking
  • science
  • tea
  • storytelling
  • craft beer
  • people's stories
  • learning about different cultures
  • eating local food
  • immersion

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I backpacked through Mongolia with a rag tag group of people without a phone or map using only an outdated lonely planet guide. I also hitchedhiked on an airplane from Edinburgh to Paris wearing a onesie. (It was a charity race)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Great cooking! And good chat:)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Scotland, Singapore, Switzerland, United States

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