An engineer by training and IT specialist by vocation. Love technology, robotics, space. Can talk for hours about current projects and achievements in this fields as well as on any other topic. Just give me something to work with and I'll share some funny story from my life.

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dbezya/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm interested in international communication and sharing cultural experience. I want to show you that Russia is so much more than just "Vodka, Matryoshka, Balalaika". That's why I participated in various international events. I've been guiding foreign visitors at iVolga forum, CTF competition, and Summer Space School in Samara and working on social projects with AIESEC volunteers in Moskow. So now I want to take this experience even further by finding people with similar interests on CS so we all can learn a bit more about each other.

Interests

• arts
• technology
• international relations
• travel
• museums
• future
• space
• robotics
• information technology

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES
I prefer light-hearted movies with a unique visual style, but not limited to this category. Favorite directors are Edgar Wright, Wess Anderson, and Martin McDonagh.

TV SHOWS
Whatever Netflix produces.

BOOKS
1984 is the most life-changing book for now. I've read it several times and always found something new there. I mostly read fiction (e.g. Kurt Vonnegut, Neil Gaiman) although sometimes I prefer non-fiction. Some outstanding bit here is 'Harry Potter and Methods of Rationality', which basically is rationality 101 impersonated as children's book. Highly recommend!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming in an outdoor pool in one seaside town. You could ask me what's so amazing about that. Let me tell:
- It was after a military conference,
- Colonels and generals were swimming as well,
- It was 2 a.m. in the morning and 7°C outside

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you want to learn more about Russia, I will be happy to help you and share every little detail I know about my country. I have traveled a lot in Russia, so if for example, you want to organize a trip here, I could assist with that. Always wanted to try out such traditional Russian dishes as bliny, borsh, okroshka or anything else comes to mind? We can discuss it for sure :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan, Russian Federation