CURRENT MISSION

To see, hear, touch, taste, feel as much as I can

ABOUT ME

I was born in Moscow, but have been living in U.S. since 1993. I grew up in NJ and live permanently in New York City.

if you want to know more, just ask :)

PHILOSOPHY

You are given certain things and you must love them and make the best of what you have.

That being said...

"I do believe if you don,t like things you leave for some place you,ve never been before..."
-Velvet Underground

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to surf with members and host them as well.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had 4 couchsurfing experiences in my life and all were amazing. The first was last summer in Naples. I stayed with my friend with this photojournalist I found on couchsurfing. He was really amazing, we stayed with him for 5 days, and he even took us to a party on beach with bonfires!
Second was in Venice, last summer also. I stayed with this really nice guy in Marghera, across the bridge from Venice. He cooked me pasta and gave me a ride to the train station.
Third experience was in Quebec this May. I was visiting a friend in Montreal and decided to go to Quebec for a day. I was walking around the city taking photos when i randomly met some french people from couchsurfing. we went to a pub and had an amazing time. They walked me to the train station and we took photos together.
Last summer I stayed with very nice people in Yaroslavl, they hosted me, showed me around the city, even made dinner!

Interests

Journalism, love, travel, photography, film, people, food, anything that makes life worth living...

• photography
• dining
• cooking
• walking
• partying
• pub crawls
• traveling
• journalism
• tours
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Russian literature, anything by Hemingway, Graham Greene, Gay Talese, Oscar Wilde. All types of movies, good music in any genre...very open taste

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Saw sun setting over the cliffs of the Sinai Peninsula and the aqua-pink waters of the Red Sea, twilight on the beach and mountains of Homer, Alaska, sunrise over the old yellow stones of Matera, Italy. Understood people without speaking their language...amazing things happen every day

Teach, Learn, Share

I know how to write, practical knowledge on many places Ive traveled to, I can cook Russian food, and I can give tours of New York City