CURRENT MISSION

To see as much of the world as possible, and to learn more about myself in the process

ABOUT ME

I've moved from Moscow to New York City to Boston to Paris, where I am currently living (though not for too long), working, and trying to figure out where to go next and what to do with my life.

I think of New York as a home and the place where I feel most comfortable in the world. But I am slightly addicted to traveling, and I try to get to know each place I go to as best as I can. I enjoy walking, biking, trying local food; I love exploring cities in general, discovering interesting places and things to do.

I look for beauty in everything. I like to cook for other people. One of my first stops in any new place is usually a food market. My drinks of choice are tea, white wine or gin & tonic. I enjoy doing crosswords; watching people play musical instruments; reading long e-mails. There is never enough time to see all the movies I plan to see. Other random things I love: skiing, campfires, birch trees, the New York Times, WNYC's Radiolab, TGV, biking through Paris at night, roofs of New York skyscrapers.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've couchsurfed several times and hosted a few people as well -- so far, each experience has been great, so I'd love to continue and increase my involvement in CS.

Interests

Modern and contemporary art and architecture, food and cooking, photography, fashion, Russian and francophone literature, technology, design (well, these are all things I possibly know very little about.. but want to learn more!)

• arts
• literature
• architecture
• design
• fashion
• contemporary art
• photography
• beauty
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• white wine
• walking
• drinking
• technology
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• skiing

Music, Movies, and Books

Some favorites, in no particular order:

Music: the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Tallest Man on Earth, The National, Animal Collective, the xx, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes. Also, many of these: http://www.blogotheque.net/spip.php?page=cae_all〈=fr.

Movies: City of God (Cidade de Deus), Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le Scaphandre et le Papillon), Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin)

Books: Dostoyevsky - Demons, Kundera - The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Brodsky - Less Than One

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Croatia, France, Russian Federation, United States