Hey everyone! I'm from Russia and I've started my big journey little bit more than seven years ago. I've done more than 14 countries by hitch-hiking, buses, trains and planes. I lived in ashrams and meditation centers and was being hosted by different people as well as I lived with my tent in the forest. Had a lot of adventures and got tons of amazing stories about places and people.
Since I'm a programmer I work during the journey with my laptop what makes me to desire good internet connection. :-) What else... I play music - I have three flutes with me and a few small music instruments such as harmonica and mouth harp. I would like if someone join me for a jam session.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I was a host while I was living in Nizhny Novgorod, but now I've been traveling for almost 5 years already. So I was hosted by many people and saw countries I've visited from different sides.
Recently I travel slowly and rent a place for long term in each new city. Which allows me to host people.
So currently hosting people in Bali.

Interests

I interested in learning. Because my opinion is: you should study something during all your life - it will make your mind versatile and healthy.
I interested in spiritual practices - it's kind of knowledge about yourself. Meditation, dreams including. But don't offer me spiritual illusionary shit - it's nothing about religion for me.
I interested in all that able to make world better.

• meditation
• music
• hiking
• software
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

I love different music, from psy-trance (better at the party) to sympho black metal. Depends on my mood in certain moment.
About the books - lot of them. I love sci-fi, fantasy, fairy-tales. During my childhood and scholarship I used to read one book per day. Now I read less but I try to do it in English which yet goes slower for me. Some favorit books are:
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R.T, His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman , Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. Also few really widely unknown fantasy books by some authors, simple, may be silly, but I love them. I think really no need list them all. Among old literature I like Dekameron and myths and fairy-tales of different cultures.
Well, now movies. Again, lot of them - old soviet movies, some of them I can show to you, Pier Paolo Pasolini's movies, Emir Kusturica's movies, lot of good sci-fi movies and series, i.e. Babylon 5.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Barents sea in August.
Vipassana course at Kathmandu.
Diving all around the world.
Solo dive to 60 meters deep.

Teach, Learn, Share

Whatever I know - I can try to teach, whatever i don't - I can try as well))

What I Can Share with Hosts

We can go diving together.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, Cambodia, Egypt, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cambodia, Indonesia, Russian Federation, Thailand

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