CURRENT MISSION

Travel, broaden horizons, have fun

ABOUT ME

Hmm, tough section...lets see. I came from Moscow to America and kind of did the standard Russian immigrant progression: Brighton Beach (New York), Non-Brighton neighborhood in Brooklyn (New York), moved to New Jersey. In terms of education / career, I also followed a very standard immigrant path: get an education and then a "good, high paying job", then think about what you want to do. Well, now that I have an education, and have suffered at a very "good" banking job for three years, I have put THE PLAN into action.

THE PLAN: Do my own thing, have fun, explore, meet people, try to figure out what to do next.

PHILOSOPHY

Not sure - I havnt really made big decisions in a long time! Especially working at a bank, my philosophy has been limited lately to sleep - work - sleep - drink - work, etc.

I guess the philosophy from now on is to be a good friend, helpful to others, and open to new/different experiences.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Im new so i really havnt participated, and since im traveling, I will most likely just be surfing for the next year or so.

When im settled down again with my own place, I think ill host a surfers when I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None, but I have had non-CS travelers crash at my place before and have always had great experiences. Showing them the city and hearing their impressions.

Interessen

Hiking, cooking/food, meeting new people and having a good debate / discussion

• education
• dining
• cooking
• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• surfing
• boxing
• anatomy
• teaching
• beaches

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Off the top of my head:
Big Lebowski, movies by Wong Kar Wai like 2046, one movie that I have seen recently that I liked was La Heine

Like many peoples, my music changes pretty regularly, but right now im listening to: Sabali by Amadou & Mariam (its very catchy to me, not sure if it will stick), Gone Gone Gone by The Donkeys, Blood Pt 2 by Sufjan Stevens, 15 to 20 by The Phenomenal Handclap Band (this is def temporary), and Flume by Bon Iver

Frankly, I havnt read a book for fun in four years. I would like to blame it on my job, but maybe my brain has been zapped by TV? I dont know - Ill get back to you and update this with the answer.

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Seems silly to confine "amazing" experiences to this text box

Lehren, lernen, teilen

Things I know (I hope this is not an exhaustive list): I know the anatomy of the banking crisis (was on the front lines - dotn know how many are interested in this knowledge, I can teach Russian (but as a naitive speaker, unfortunatly I cant help with formal rules, etc.)

Things I want to learn: Pretty much anything, but especially anything that has to do with a craft or hands-on activity (carpentry, mechanics, etc.)