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Overview

  • 2 references
  • Fluent in English, Russian; learning Spanish
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Conference interpreter
  • Minsk school of interpreters and translators, MA
  • From Belarus
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About Me

ABOUT ME

I'm 25 but feel hopelessly stuck back in 19)) Since that time I've been continously on the road, getting less and less serious, accumulating great tracklists, collecting awesome people, beautiful sceneries and strong impressions. I'm most eager to learn and explore whatever life has in store for me.

PHILOSOPHY

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Couchsurfing helps me to get deep insights into places and cultures i'd otherwise have no idea about, go the cheap way, meet great people and feel as if i were on the road while staying hope and hosting someone.

Interests

I'm totally infatuated with with my Yamaha FZ1, crazy night city rides on it, as well as long and placid trips to the middle of nowhere. I also like scubadiving and have a universal diver certificate. I've reccently taken up snowboarding and have been so crazy about it that ended up with a broken wrist. Can't wait for the next season))) I like reading a lot and whenever I cannot do all the abovementioned stuff I get lost in literature.

  • literature
  • wine
  • red wine
  • coffee
  • reading
  • hiking
  • scuba diving
  • snowboarding
  • hitchhiking
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Radiohead, Akua Naru, Alt-J, Quantic, Frederic Chopin, Петля Пристрастия, Bonobo,The National, Кассиопея, RHCP,Youngblood Brass Band, Земфира, Ferenz List, Interpol, Gogol Bordello

Books: "1984" and "Animal farm" by Orwell, "Journey to the End of the Night" by Louis-Ferdinand Céline, "The Stranger" by Albert Camus, "Nausea" by Jean-Paul Sartre", yes, mister prime minister" by Jay&Lynn, "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac, "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, "The Great Gatsby" by F Scott Fitzgerald

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I crossed Russia hitch-hiking and riding freight trains, spent two weeks alone and lost in Ucranian mountains and swam in the lake Baikal.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my hopefully nice company and cool talks about whatever is interesing for them. I'm also glad to host them back -in a nice apartment in the very heart of Minsk with a warm plaid, a cup of good strong coffee, dry red wine, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, Russian Federation, United States

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