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.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

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.

Interests

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

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

Music, Movies, and Books

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.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

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

Teach, Learn, Share

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.)