I am a visually obsessed person with moderate extraversion. Have been working as a Chinese ceremony master, IT system administrator, tutor in city excursions, but the last decade I am a professional photographer with portraiture and fashion interests. Feel free to contact me!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To find new friends basically. To see the changing world from other perspectives.

Interests

These are just a dozen or so that came up to my mind at the moment. I am ever eager to learn new skills and discover world cultures.

• photography
• mexican food
• painting
• hiking
• computer science
• psychology
• survival skills
• sci-fi
• bicycling
• boardgames
• history of art
• cryptography
• basketbal
• art rock
• magical realism
• supermodels of 90s
• scandinavian noir
• folclore and mythology

Music, Movies, and Books

Eclectic to a fault: from La Folia medieval tunes through Scorpions, Muse and Mylene Farmer to Glitch Mob and Soma FM electronic radios

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have solitarily hiked for a week or so in Russian Karelia region (bordering Finland) to find the entrance to the mystical mountain of Vottovaara, heard wolves howling at night and foxes stealing my food supplies outside the tent.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you Russian as a native, and explain all the intricacies of Russian culture (sometimes I myself feel that we can really be perceived as antipodes living in Upside-down). Additionally, I can share most of what I've learnt in my photography degree and working as a practicing photographer. I would like to learn more languages, get my driving license and try some extreme sports.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Guiding through Moscow at nearly an academic level of excursions (worked as guides' tutor). Accommodation can be discussed, but at the moment I have a really tiny dwelling.

Countries I’ve Visited

Finland, Greece, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Norway