Hi!

I'm Ivan, born and live in Moscow. I have studied engineering in the University and my specialization was cryogenics (it's a branch of physics that deals with super-low temperatures). Though I'm an engineer by profession I have switched my specialization and now work as a software developer. I am a fan of active lifestyle and spend a lot of time traveling around the world.

My favourite way of travelling is bicycle tours. It's a great feeling! I participated in many long-ranged journeys on bike in Russia, Finland, Iceland, Central Europe and I like very much this kind of activity.

Besides the biking, I had a lot of "wild tourism" experience in Russia, when your route goes far from the cities and you completely fall in nature. I did about 20 trips on sailing catamarans and kayaks. Mostly it was in the North of Russia: White, Barents, Baltic seas and Karelia. I also travelled in Okhotskoe sea by Kuril islands (far east of Russia), Baikal lake and Caucus.

I'm an active member of AEGEE. It's non-commercial European student organisation that deals with culture exchange, travelling, trips organisation, trainings e.t.c.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I joined Couchsurfing in 2014, when I was planning my bicycle trip through Cental Europe. I had some surfs in Germany and since that time I'm a fan of this community!

Interests

• singing
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• sailing
• swimming
• engineering
• nature
• learning languages
• programming
• sailling

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travel to Kuril islands on father's sailing boat for 1.5 month

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Åland Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation