I love traveling anywhere and prefer to take my time exploring a country rather than running through countries to check them off my list. I love hiking, being outdoors, and learning about other people and cultures through food.

Also, I love mountains, I have been climbing mountains since 2009. A few of my dreams came true - I was at the top of the highest mountain in Europe - Elbrus, after that I was visiting Mont Blanc. If I find any mountain, I will definitely visit it! :)

The last two winters I spent traveling around Asia. I visited Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Laos, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam. I love Asia, people, and culture and I will definitely go traveling here this year.
I work as a web developer, the Internet is almost everywhere and it is easy to work and travel when I want to ;)

Some of my dreams are:
- to climb a volcano
- to skydive
- to go surfing or windsurfing

I started a blog about traveling. It was in Russian first, but after a while, I decided that I want to share my stories with all the people around the World, so I translated it in English, so you have choices which language you would like to read ;) Anyway, take a look https://adventurersnotes.com/ and be inspired by my own experience!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love exploring and getting out of my comfort zone by meeting new people, have conversations to polish my speaking and vocabulary, know about their stories, and make new friends.

CS it is not only about cheaper travels, it is about people connections, their lives, and passion to do our World better!

Interests

I like to go hiking and try to go anywhere with friends for a week or two at least once every 1-2 months to the Carpathians in Ukraine or any nearest country, such as Russia or Turkey.
I also went hiking in Cyprus, Monte-Negro, and Hong Kong.

I have a sweet tooth and I can't say NO to cookies and desserts )))

• theater
• cooking
• movies
• traveling
• hiking
• mountaineering
• reading books
• meet people
• computers
• computer programming

Music, Movies, and Books

I like pop music and the best music of any style.

My favorite singers: Avril Lavigne, Rihanna, sometimes Adele, Pink, Evanescence, Linking Park and Ukrainian pop/rock artists

My favorite books: Tenzing Norgay - The tiger of the snows, Fridtjof Nansen - The Fram Across The Polar Sea,
Thor Heyerdahl - Kon-Tiki.

TV Shows: I like for now The Big Bang Theory and Grey's Anatomy, and YES, I haven't seen any episodes of Game of Thrones ;)

My favorite fruit is MANGO

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

There are a lot of things, more than just one! ;)
Some of them:

I climbed the Elbrus mountain, which is the highest peak in Europe, and I would like to climb all the highest peaks of all continents

I jumped with a rope from 16th floors building, and the bridge (similar to bungee jumping)

Went down into the cave to a depth of 250 meters

Spent 4 months 2 times traveling in South East Asia with my 2 friends https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/olyabilinskaya

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach how to knit sea knots, there are a lot of different kinds of :)
Also, I can teach everything about hiking!
I will be happy to cook for you traditional Ukrainian borscht (we can cook it together)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I will be glad to share my traveling experience, fun stories ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Norway, Philippines, Russian Federation, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ukraine