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Albany, New York, United States
@lilialavrov
Member since 2013
ABOUT ME Update: After 10 years in the corporate world, I’m now traveling the world (either by van or jumping around abroad). I am an engineer who graduated from Cornell university in the states and went on to work at GE Renewable Energy. Before starting work, I spent a year volunteering abroad in 5 different countries from Costa Rica to Peru to Nepal to Kenya. I love adventure, challenging myself and trying new things, which is why I love to travel. In traveling you really immerse yourself in a completely new culture which may be uncomfortable at first, but in the end, you always come out with a new perspective on life.
Interested in Engineering
Interested in Fencing
Fluent in English
Fluent in Russian
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
To meet amazing people in the travel community. Somehow despite the fact that travelers come from anywhere in the world, these are the people I have most in common with and continue to love meeting.
Music, Movies, and Books
Books: Into the Wild, 1984, Brave New World, Hand Maid's Tale, basically anything dystopian Movies: Gattaca, V for Vandetta Music: Eddie Vedder, Lumineers, Mumford and Sons, or anyone with a raspy voice
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Sleeping in the jungle of Nepal surrounded by rhinos, elephants and maybe even tigers. Traveling India alone, sleeping in buses while sick. Scuba diving through a ship in Indonesia. Climbing waterfalls in Mexico.
My Interests
I am really into sports and games. I play volleyball, tennis, orienteering and try to learn something new every year.
