Also on bewelcome: http://www.bewelcome.org/members/dima42

CURRENT MISSION

enjoy

ABOUT ME

I am by default quiet and shy, though I'll sometimes fake otherwise.

PHILOSOPHY

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like sharing. Whether it be picking up hitchhikers (or being one myself), organizing cooking collectives, or hosting (both couchsurfers and old friends).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I first surfed a couch when I was seventeen.

I was stuck in an airport overnight, and I thought it would be boring to find a motel room. I was in Newark, and I didn't know anyone in the area.

So I called a friend, who called a friend, and eventually I had a place to stay for the night in New York. And they even got me warm socks and my first authentic Chinese dinner.

When I'm hosting, I can't quite make you an authentic Chinese dinner, but I can probably provide a place to stay and some warm socks.

Interests

Programming, piano, poker, physics, teaching, backpacking, intentional communities and co-ops, polyamory

• cooking
• poker
• piano
• backpacking
• physics

Music, Movies, and Books

On piano, I'm a pretty big Chopin fan. On guitar, I usually strum some chords and hopefully someone else sings.

Catch-22 appealed to my cynicism and pacifism. The Little Prince appealed to my romanticism. A few works by Ursula Le Guin appealed to my queerness.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

visited 14 states (6.22%)Create your own visited map of The World or another interesting project

visited 41 states (82%)Create your own visited map of The United States or another interesting project

Teach, Learn, Share

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Countries I’ve Visited

Netherlands, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Russian Federation, United States