CURRENT MISSION

There are a lot of paths of life. One of them goes through the mountains.

ABOUT ME

I wish i knew what to write in this box.. Changing with experience, doing many things at once, laughing too loud, nomadic nature, grateful to have wonderful friends and family who share both the high moments and also can drag me out of depressions, love Earth for its beauty and tolerance to us, people, love people for their creativity and intelligence... and in addition to everything have fallen in love with a truly amazing person

PHILOSOPHY

Be real and always learn

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I live with my sweetheart and our little daugther in Namur (Salzinnes), a nice Wallonia town on Meuse river. We have just moved so conditions are camping-like but easy travelers are most welcome for 1-2 days if they don't mind sleeping on the floor and if they bring their own sleeping bag. I am discovering Namur myself now and will be happy to share what i know.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I started by finding a couch for my sister when she went to Copenhagen for a weekend. it was like a miracle to find someone in one day. My big thanks to Inga! Since then my sister has already hosted many european guests in our flat in Russia. Myself, i am grateful to Couchserfing club to meet Laia from Barcelona who stayed with us several days, and was lucky to be hosted already two times by some great people - in Austria and Spain. Wonderful experience!

Interests

Climbing!, world music, real books, independent movies, philosophy, clouds, ocean, Greenland, Brazil, Antarctica, Arctic, Altai, rollerblading (new york at night!), biking, yoga, dancing, fishing,...

• books
• beauty
• dancing
• capoeira
• yoga
• instructor
• clubbing
• movies
• reading
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• blues
• karaoke
• world music
• cycling
• fishing
• hiking
• canoeing
• camping
• snowboarding
• boxing
• rock climbing
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

ok i'll try.. films... Antonioni, Almodovar, Desplechin, Kieslowski,.. music.. jazz, world, rock, classic. here is a few: 5Nizza, Сплин, Noir Desir, Manu Chao, Brad Mehldau, Neil Young, Mariza, Lenine, Vinicius and many other bossa-s, Brassens, Brel, Toure Kunda, Daby Toure, Orchestre National de Barbes, Everything But the Girl, Sunshine Heads, Zita Swoon, .. Books... Tsvetaeva, Petrovich, Pasternak, Pennac, Gavalda, Gary/Ajar, Bulgakov, Christine Valla, Ray Bradbury,...
Recommend "A night train to Lisbon" by Pascal Mercier. Now deciphering Umberto Eco's "Foucault pendulum"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

to live everyday is amazing i think. if that also counts as amazing: the halloween karaoke show i saw in one Barcelona bar one summer... Prague at night after reading Meyrink's Golem... snowboarding first time in my life... standing on a snowfield in Jasper national park in Canada... hiking in Alaska... canoeing in Karelia... oceanographic cruise in the Nordic seas... horse riding on lava fields in Iceland... sleeping in a tent in Antarctica...talking to the penguins..

Teach, Learn, Share

i was teaching english to kids some time ago. and was learning from them how to stay a kid. anyone interested in learning russian? climate change? how clouds and precipitation form and why Earth's climate is changing all the time.. Can also teach some capoeira tricks. anyone showing me some jazz or blues cords on guitar will be my friend!

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, France, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, United States

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