Hey Привет Hola 你好

My name is Georhi or Gosha for short. Im 22 years old (everyone is surprised at my date of birth and thinks it’s fake, but I was really born on January 1st).
I'm from the heart of Europe - Belarus (was born in Gomel - the second largest city in the country). 4 years I lived in capital Minsk, where I graduated from university with a degree in programming (I hate programming honestly😂)

My travel story begins in 2022, in my third year of study, I started traveling and realized that I absolutely loved it and I was ready to spend all the money in the world on the emotions that I get while traveling

My first country in solo travel was Georgia 🇬🇪. In 2022, I lived there for two months and met a lot of cool people. Then three months later I flew to Italy 🇮🇹 for the first time - I fell madly in love with this country, my friend and I traveled half of Italy. Therefore, within a year I traveled to almost all major Italian cities and even started learning Italian

I've met a lot of very cool people through couchsurfing and some of them I've become really good friends with!

At the moment I have already visited 39 countries. And I’ve been living for a 5 months in Bali, Indonesia 🇮🇩 and 2 months in Madeira, Portugal 🇵🇹

A little about my interests: I am interested in Slavic culture and Slavic languages, psychology. I practice air rifle shooting, swimming, cycling and rowing. Sometimes I like to do yoga and meditate, but not often :)

My instagram: @g.zov
Telegram: @g_zov

MY TRAVEL LOGS: 🌎

2022:

- 2 months of living in Georgia 🇬🇪
- Vilnius, Lithuania 🇱🇹
- BIG Italy trip 🇮🇹
(Milan, Como, Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples, Bari), Vatican🇻🇦and Switzerland🇨🇭
- Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹
- Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱
- Italy again 🇮🇹 (hitchhiking all over Sicily) and Malta 🇲🇹
- Poznan, Poland 🇵🇱
- Paris, France 🇫🇷
- Riga, Latvia 🇱🇻

2023:

- Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹 and Bratislava, Slovakia 🇸🇰
- Italy 🇮🇹 (Turin and Genoa)
- France 🇫🇷 (Nice, Antibes, Saint- Rapfael, Cannes, Marseille, Saint-Tropez, Toulon)
- Monaco 🇲🇨
- Trakai, Lithuania 🇱🇹 and Jurmala, Latvia 🇱🇻
- Croatia 🇭🇷 (Split and Dubrovnik)
- Mostar, Bosnia and Hercegovina 🇧🇦
- Cycling trip from Minsk to Vilnius 🚴‍♂️🇧🇾🇱🇹
- Hitchhiking all over Mallorca, Spain 🇪🇸
- Latvia 🇱🇻 (Riga and Sigulda)
- Prague, Czech Republic 🇨🇿 and Budapest, Hungary 🇭🇺
- Kaunas, Lithuania 🇱🇹

2024:

- Shanghai, China 🇨🇳
- Living for 5 months in Bali, Indonesia 🇮🇩
- SOUTH EAST ASIAN TRIP:
Singapore 🇸🇬; Phnom Penh, Cambodia 🇰🇭; Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 🇻🇳; Kuala-Lumpur, Malaysia 🇲🇾
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan 🇺🇿
- Estonia 🇪🇪 (Tallinn and Narva)
- Finland 🇫🇮 (Helsinki and Turku)
- Living for 2 months in Madeira, Portugal 🇵🇹
- Budapest, Hungary 🇭🇺
- BIG HITCHHIKING BALKAN TRIP:
Bucharest, Romania 🇷🇴, Bulgaria 🇧🇬(Ruse, Veliko-Tarnovo, Sofia), North Macedonia 🇲🇰 (Skopje, Ohrid), Albania 🇦🇱 (Tirana, Durres, Skoder), Montenegro 🇲🇪(Bar, Budva, Tivat, Podgorica)
- Hitchhiking all over Corfu, Greece 🇬🇷
- Italy 🇮🇹 (Verona, Brescia, Iseo, Domodossola, Alps mountains)
- Lithuania 🇱🇹 (Kaunas, Vilnius)

To be continued…

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am excited to be joining the Couchsurfing community with the primary goal of connecting with locals in the places I visit

🌎 I am incredibly curious about how people live their daily lives, what traditions they hold dear, and the unique customs and habits that make their culture special.

By immersing myself in local life, I hope to gain a deeper understanding of the world and the diverse perspectives that make it so rich and vibrant. Couchsurfing provides a fantastic opportunity to learn firsthand from the people who know their city or town best, and I am thrilled to have the chance to share experiences and stories with new friends along the way.

I am looking forward to creating unforgettable memories with fellow Couchsurfers and discovering the beauty and nuances of different cultures together. Let's embark on this journey of exploration and connection!

Interests

• culture
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• swimming
• history
• languages
• art
• filming
• shooting

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Drake, The Weeknd, Ivan Dorn, Mareux, Navi Band, Post Malone, The Neighborhood, 21 Savage, Bucky

Books: The Star Rover (Jack London), The night in Lisbon (Erich Maria Remarque), 1984 (George Orwell), Lord of the flies (William Golding), A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Helped a lot homeless animals in shelters
- Participated in the European championship in kayaking and received a candidate for master of sports
- I try to be honest with everyone and with myself, even when it’s hard to do

Teach, Learn, Share

You never know what you can learn from other people

BUT I can teach you how to cook amazing DRANIKI🤤(Belarusian cuisine)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I’m sure we can have a really great time together 🤘

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, Indonesia, Portugal