I wrote most of this in like 2019...ha...

I'm originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, though my family moved to Boston, MA, USA when I was 3 years old. My native language is Russian. I finished a degree in the US in Anthropology, Environmental Studies, and Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. Since 2018, I live in Murcia, working as an English language teaching assistant in primary schools. My hobbies include hiking, and watching movies (especially historical ones).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would like to start traveling in a way where I can more easily meet new people. And I am also interested in meeting people who might be traveling to Murcia. :)

Interests

Hiking mountains and hills of all sizes (I'm serious, here is my profile: https://www.peakbagger.com/climber/climber.aspx?cid=8531)
Films (most of all historical dramas, also sometimes science fiction, or fantasy... honestly I can enjoy a lot of different kinds of movies)
Learning Languages (Duolingo!)
Visiting New Places
Historical novels (though it has been a while since I read one :( )

• culture
• books
• vegan
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• hiking
• anthropology
• history
• languages
• animal liberation
• history,

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Simon and & Garfunkel, Billy Bragg, Dschinghis Khan, DDT, Chumbawamba, David Rovics, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Banda Bassotti, Don McLean, Russian/Ukrainian folk music, techno covers, 8-bit covers.

Movies: Battleship Potemkin (1923), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), Spartacus (1960), Sacco e Vanzetti (1971), Reds (1981), Matewan (1987), Land and Freedom (1995), Libertarias (1996), One Man's Hero (1999), Joyeux Noël (2005)

Writers: Kim Stanley Robinson, George Orwell, Nestor Makhno, Alexander Berkman, Emma Goldman, Harry Turtledove.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did a 1200km bike trip in the United States one summer (Michigan and Wisconsin), I can tell you about that I guess.

Teach, Learn, Share

What do I put in this section?

I can play the recorder? (flauta dulce).

What I Can Share with Hosts

What do you want to talk about? :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Spain, Ukraine, United States