Hey there!
I'm Ivan, a data scientist with a personal goal to learn more about the world while fiddling with data and traveling.

I'm a liberal and easy-going person and share the "live and let live" philosophy. Constantly curious about how other people see the world and how their profession influences this perspective.
We can talk about my passions - CS, maths and programming - if you want to, but in most cases I prefer something more human.
Open to discuss any topic or share my thoughts and experiences over the years :)

Misc:
I don't eat most fish and watermelons cause I can't stand their taste for some magical reason.
More of a cat person, but absolutely love dutchunds and serious-looking big dogs that are friendly.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to delve deeper into local atmosphere. Know people and places. Have a richer experience and connections.

Interests

• cats
• video games
• electronic music
• languages
• mathematics
• travel
• food
• programming
• machine learning
• bloging
• software engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

80s and 90s themed, mostly
Scifi, fantasy, thrillers, westerns, old classics and unusual stuff. I think I'll like any film with an interesting idea.

Movies:
Blade Runner, Pan's Labyrinth, 7 Samurai, The Running Man, Total Recall, 12 Angry Men, Nirvana, The Matrix, Parasites, Braveheart, Dagon, Star Wars, LOTR, The Hobbit, Hereditary, Summer of '84, Revolver, Tale of Tales, Shape of Water

Series:
Stranger Things, Westworld, Altered Carbon, Black Mirror, Love Death Robots

Games:
Doom, Quake, Deus Ex, TES: Oblivion, Darkest Dungeon, AoE 2, Call of Cthulhu, Hyper Light Drifter, Dishonored, Alan Wake, DUSK, Technobabylon, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Ruiner

Drinks:
IPA, cider, sour / biter / spicy craft beer, Guinness, jagermeister, tequila w/ salt and lemon, bailey's, home-distilled vodka. Haven't quite explored the world of cocktails yet.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Adopted a cat from the street

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to practice my Spanish with the natives. I really dig Spanish accent and the language itself.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good english, special sense of humor, techy worldview, tell about The Russian Soul (TM)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation