CURRENT MISSION

To inspire others through love to see hope and beauty even in unexpected times and places.

ABOUT ME

I grew up in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Germany and have done a lot of traveling so far in my life. The adventurous spirit and wanderlust will stay with me for life.

PHILOSOPHY

To discover truth, love, beauty, and hope, of course! What else is there?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am pretty nomadic so I provide people with someone to host! Whenever I am in a place of some stability though, I will gladly host.

Interests

Biking, Running, Hiking, Backpacking Hitchhiking, Film, Books, Poetry, Writing, Craft Beer

• writing
• books
• poetry
• beauty
• beer
• running
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Arcade Fire, The Avett Brothers, The National, mewithoutYou, Simon & Garfunkel, Sufjan Stevens

Movies: In Bruges, Into the Wild, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Royal Tenembaums, The Science of Sleep, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Ikiru, Hero

Books: Invisible Man, Franny & Zooey, Nine Stories, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, What Is the What, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Into the Wild

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Thruhiked the Appalachian Trail in 156 day!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, South Korea, United States