I'm an artist and educator from Saint Petersburg, Russia. I'm currently pursuing my Master's degree in the department of Film, Video, Animation, and New Genres at UWM.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoyed being part of the Saint Petersburg couchsurfing community, and now I look forward to meeting people in the United States.

Interests

• photography
• traveling
• music
• art history
• neuroscience
• film
• lingustics
• creative writing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Hozier, Ben Howard, The Lumineers, Mumford and Sons, Sharon Van Eten, Kaleo, Cigarettes After Sex, Devendra Banhard, Nina Simone, Chet Baker, Josef van Wissem, Philip Glass

Movies: Antonioni, Tarkovsky, Godard, Akerman, Kieslowski, Jarman, Reggio, Jarmusch, Kar-Wai, Lantimos, Bujalski, Linklater

Books: Nabokov, Brodsky, Auden, Woolf, Joyce

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach you some Russian! Also, can tell you what I know about filmmaking, art, and linguistics. Yes, and blini. Can make traditional Russian blini. :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Laughs, stories, interesting conversations, and travel tips.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Malaysia, San Marino, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cyprus, Russian Federation, United States