Hi everyone! :) I live in St.Petersburg, and this is not only so-called Cultural Capital of Russia but also a Naval City. During time I've lived here, it influenced me very much and I'm into marine theme, especially loving Ayvazovsky's paintings, sailors and stories about travelling.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I love to meet new personalities with their background stories! and...honestly, because I'm a poor student

Interests

And I'm out of mind about peonies, labradors&shiba inu, classic literature, piano players(they are certainly gifted!) and whole-hearted smiles.

• arts
• architecture
• traveling
• painting
• history
• volunteering
• urbanism

Music, Movies, and Books

I often travel for music, to meet people with similar taste just like me. My favourite music varies from John Coltrane to Florence Welch. Within recent years, I've been at plenty of concerts, and there's a list of performers I've seen live (pls if you know any of them, write me your fav song and explain your choice):

Arcade Fire, MGMT, Klaxons, Arctic Monkeys, Florence and the Machine(x2), Foals (x2), St. Vincent, The Wombats, Hot Chip, Two Door Cinema Club, Linkin Park, Bombay Bicycle Club, Craft Spells, Tame Impala, Metronomy, White Lies, Jamie XX (31/10/15), Chase & Status, Motorama(x3), The Kooks, The Vaccines (12/02/16), Guards, Hurts (x2), On-The-Go (x2), Pompeya (x4), Beck, Сплин (x2), Ifwe, СегодняНочью, Alt-J, Belle and Sebastian, French Films, Flying Lotus, Future Islands, Major Lazer, Years&Years, Run the Jewels, Foxygen, The War on Drugs, Todd Terje; The Olsens, Lana Del Rey, Tyler, The Creator, Animal Collective, London Grammar, Flume, Sampha, Moderat, Goldfrapp, The , Death Grips, Buerak, Monetochka, Denis Matsuev and others.

Teach, Learn, Share

I finished Art School and can consider myself as an amateur in discovering different masterpieces of oil painting and architecture styles. Actually, I was a student at School of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnic Issues and cowork with artists, trying to organize exhibitions for young talents, so if you are into such things - I'm open for discussions :) Now I'm practicing urban research, volunteer in city projects on improvement of urban amenities.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can tell you about my country history, teach you some nice phrases and even cook traditional pancakes. :) If your interests correspond to mine, I'm sure we can have a good conversations sharing experiences of a lifetime. Though sometimes I'm quite introvert, but I hope for your understanding )

Countries I’ve Visited

Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Italy, Russian Federation