I am programmer, designer and entrepreneur from Saint-Petersburg. I run a company which made an app to helps tourists to learn cities — srprsm.com. Currently live with my girlfriend in Budapest. I graduated as bachelor in Computer Science a few years ago.

I could talk endlessly about new technologies, UX solution, product development and have a lot of funny stories from many projects I participated.

My passion is design and aesthetics. I like to make concept photos for my Instagram (instagram.com/kiryous), designing posters or just watching things made with great sense of aesthetics, like Wes Anderson movies and so on!

Since January of 2019 I learning lindy hop — swing dance from American 30s-40s. I like a lot the atmosphere of the community and feeling of the rhythm. I never went to music school and for me it was hard to follow the rhythm. So could you imagine how it was great when I felt the music from the dance. We took part in our first dance competition for begginers with Ulya in March with cool swing-outs!

When I was a student, I climbed with my friend to so many roofs in Saint-Petersburg. We literally learned the city from the top. After it I loved insider tips. For now, I always trying to give such advices to people I meet.

I ride fixed gear bike and think about it like a special urban culture.

I am always in search for interesting people and exciting things to do in places I visit. Climbing or roofing, just walking or riding on bikes – everything! Capre diem 🤘🏻

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like practice English, meet people who are live in another counties, have different experience. Beacause I believe list of obvious things is much distinct and sharing your experience, your knowledge is always worth it

And of course, I just like hanging out with nice people

Interests

I am really interested in photography, design and programming. My dream is working at the crossroads of these scopes. (It was written in 2015 and this dream came true, really)

• design
• graphic design
• swing dancing
• walking
• coding
• jazz
• rock climbing
• computer science
• urban exploration
• programming
• it
• fixed gear
• urban planning
• lindy hop
• startups
• web design
• urbanism
• roofing
• ux design

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Ballad of Buster Scrubs and all movies by brothers Coen, Capernaum, Darjeeling Limited, Isle of Dogs, Grand Budapest Hotel and the rest of Wes Anderson movies, Snatch and other Guy Ritchie, Lobster, Pulp Fiction and the rest of Tarantino, Godfather, Wolf of the Wall Street. Documentary: Helvetica, Objectified

Music:
Arcade Fire (!), Morphine (!), Zaz, Arctic Monkeys, Kendrick Lamar, The Jungle, The Cure, M83, The XX, Radiohead, Crystal Castles, Joy Division, The Drums

Books:
Dostoevsky, Martian, Bradbury stories

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2018 we with my girlfriend Ulya went for a hike in Georgia. Just two of us and tent. After one pretty hard day trekking and hiking to 3000 meters we stay for a night, just putting tent on the mountainside with a view to the village in the valley far below.

In the morning, I opened the tent and was shocked — I didn’t see nor village nor valley, just clouds looking like a see. It was like revelation for me! See photo in the photos section

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share my knowledge on technology, product managment

Teach basics of the lindy hop

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hungary, Russian Federation