Hi there!

I became passionate with exploring cultures and meeting new people since I have completed my cultural exchange year in the USA. After that I visited the States couple times in order to explore as much States as possible and visit my friends! Moreover, later I started to work at the national flag-carrier airline, which also allowed me to visit new countries and immerse myself in new cultures.

In 2017 I have graduated from Nazarbayev University (Astana, Kazakhstan) with a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations. Before studying PolSci, I used to be a medical student who planned to study biochemistry and apply for M.D. I love natural sciences, and I love humanitarian and social science stuff as well!

Currently I am working at “Air Astana” Kazakhstani National Flag-carrier airline as a Government Affairs Officer. My professional background is 2 years at American Councils for International Education and 1.5 years at the European Union project “Enhancing Criminal Justice in Kazakhstan”.

I am an open person, who can easily get in touch with people of different ages/backgrounds/experiences etc. Mostly, this is because I'm a nerd who is interested in everything, and loves sharing his knowledge and constantly learning new stuff! And I am always open for any adventures and activities. Starting from hiking, relaxing on a beach or visiting a museum and ending up with partying at bars/night clubs, and taking long walks around places!

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

Love the idea of hosting and couch-surfing. Was hosted by a lovely host family for a year and fully enjoyed my time there.

Interessen

• aviation
• politics
• sports
• soccer
• swimming
• biology
• chemistry
• geography
• history
• medicine
• science
• football
• having fun

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Music - no specific genre. mostly hip-hop and pop, but I also listen to indie, rock, classical and other stuff as well.

Movies - again, no specific genre, just everything good and popular. I love some movies even from 1930s. My main goal is to watch everything on the IMDB Top-250 list. But I also try not to miss new releases. I especially love movies that are based on some history and historical events, such as WWI, WWII, the Cold War, any other wars, Holocaust etc. I just love history and politics! Also, I love various TV series, including Sherlock, Elementary, THE WALKING DEAD, Mentalist, Air-crash Investigation and Mayday by National Geographic and my favorite - HOUSE M.D. I love it!

Books - surprise surprise, but no specific genre :) I love Russian and French Classics, and especially I am a big fan of anti-utopias (dystopias), such as George Orwell's "1984", Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World", Alan Moore's "V for Vendetta", Yevgeny Zamyatin's "We", Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange" and "The Hunger Games"! And I love reading some scientific articles about infectious diseases, chemistry, civil aircrafts, airlines, history etc.!

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

1. Have been an exchange student for a year in WA, USA, living on a pretty island with deer!
2. For more than 2 months spent all weekends outside my city in different cities and countries.
3. Visited Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I can call myself an expert in cross-cultural exchange after doing an exchange and working for 2 years in this field :)

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

Endless talks about Kazakhstan, politics, history, chemistry, medicine and civil aviation! And ofc you can ask me stuff about the USSR/Russia/Putin/Russian language etc.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Belgium, France, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Kazakhstan, United States, Uzbekistan