CURRENT MISSION

explore the planet and meet as many different people as possible

ABOUT ME

too modest to describe my advantages
too happy to remember my drawbacks

Hi, I'm Jay. I joined this community long time ago and had a big break off travelling. Now I'm trying to get back on track and I want to meet other people.

I am a concert organizer in a German agency - currently travelling in Latin America.
I am a transgender person, and I am open about my experience, in case you have any questions.
And I am well travelled, including my home country (Russia), so I have some stories to share.

PHILOSOPHY

Do unpredictable things just to know your limits.
The more you do, the more you learn

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

This is the perfect way to know cultures and people all around the world, which helps to avoid prejudice imposed on us by politics, media and other stuff. We have to collaborate with people from other countries to develop our tolerance and to see that we are all the same.

Interests

I usually spend my free time reading a book or cooking something new. Also, I like hanging around with my friends and do some extraodinary things like being a rafting instructor without any experience or going on a hitchhiking trip without proper planning. I am a series lover, a Doctor Who fan and a medium guitar player.

• culture
• books
• cooking
• instructor
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• swimming
• communications
• medicine
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Hitchhiker`s Guide To The Galaxy, Lord of the rings, Star Wars, Dead Poets` society, What dreams may come etc.
Books: To Kill A Mockingbird, A world according to Garp, Lust for Life, Brave New World, Pride and Prejudice, White Fang, 1984, Thorn Birds

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This winter I`ve been to Norway, beyond the North Circle, and I and my friends were swimming in the river in Tromsø, beneath the Northen Lights. That was crazy, but cool (in both meanings of this word)
Inari, Finland - swimming in a lake in November (-20 degrees)
Hitchhiking in Germany in winter

Teach, Learn, Share

Learn new language, new culture. Teach my way of life. Share a good mood.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My mood, my knowledge, my experience. I can teach you how to survive a meeting with Russian bear in the woods (based on a real experience). Seriously.

And I can tell you about Russia and my region if you're interested in it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Norway, Russian Federation