ABOUT ME

I love traveling, meeting fun people, and getting into random conversation about odd topics (like why chopsticks are better than forks). I was born in Russia, grew up near Detroit, did accounting for a little while, then decided that the answer to all of life's questions lay in sunny Wisconsin and here I am!

I just moved from Madison (where I was working as a PM) to Milwaukee ... here, I'm at a similar job but now actually have a life.

PHILOSOPHY

I play to win.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Activities mostly. The community is awesome and the "people-experience" is tremendous, given how disconnected we are in the digital age.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted one person and surfed a couple of times.

Interests

Soccer, Hockey, Volleyball, Reading, Cooking, Outdoor activities

• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• soccer
• hockey
• volleyball

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - 1984, A Game of Thrones, The Magic of Recluse, Where the Red Fern Grows, The Wayfarer Redemption, Guns of the South, Wizard of Oz (Russian version), Crime and Punishment.

Just read "The Magicians" by Lev Grossman. To all the people out there like myself who read Harry Potter and wished that it were written for a more adult audience, this is for you. It's a great book that combines Chronicles of Narnia + HP in a darker / sexier version!

Movies - Back to the Future, Memento, Usual Suspects, Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Bastards, 300, V for Vendetta, Everything is Illuminated, Tremors, Armageddon, Matrix (and not for its special affects)

Shows - Game of Thrones (based on the greatest books ever), Dexter, Weeds, Archer, Entourage, Heroes, The Office, Futurama, Family Guy, Californication, Breaking Bad

Music - all kinds from Techno to Country

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The falls of Iguassu is the most gorgeous place I've been to...

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm willing to help with Russian if someone is interested

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States