Huge dreamer, hard-smoker, a bit alcoholic, sarcastic bastard in girlish skin.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

1. Learn new things
2. Experience local culture from inside
3. Step out of the comfort zone
4. Understand the true meaning of generosity
5. Meet new friends
6. Do and try doing things I'd never thought I would
7. See the things which aren't in the guidebooks

Interests

- My obsession is music and I adore when someone shares one's music with me. It's like someone opens his soul — very important to me.

- Art. I finished an art school a few years ago. Now I mostly like photography.

- Obviously traveling (cheap and cheerful wild-style and stepping out of the comfort zone are preferred). Hiking, mountains, waterfalls, cliffs, grottos...love it.

- Different people and their life/CS/travel stories. Differences in mindset and world-views are always interesting to discuss. The most interesting thing in the world for me is people.

- Self-improvement in knowledge, skills, cultural and human qualities level.

- Psychology. I like everyday life psychology. Be sure I would love to listen about your struggles and give my "priceless" advice.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Asa, Berndsen, BRMC, Brandon Flowers, Brenton Wood, Coldplay, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, DIIV, Dotan, Editors, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, Etta James, Florence and the Machine, Foals, Future Islands, George Ezra, George Harrison, Grimes, Half Moon Run, Hurts, Interpol, Jack White, Jefferson Airplane, Jesus and Mary Chain, Jonathan Wilson, Josh Garrels, Joy Division, Júníus Meyvant, Kasabian, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, MGMT, MØ, Morphine, MS MR, Nick Cave, Nicolas Jaar, Noel Gallagher, Pacific Air, Peter Doherty, Pink Floyd, Pixies, Placebo, Sia, Spector, Tears for Fears, Tom Odell, The Black Keys, The Cure, The Doors, The Killers, The Kills, The National, The XX, Vance Joy, White Lies, Woodkid and so on...

Literature:
R.Bradbury, A.Huxley, J.Kerouac, H.Balzac, V.Hugo, P.Süskind, R.Murakami, P.Høeg, O.Wild, E.Hemingway, J.London, G.Orwell
Russian classic literature: Dostoevsky, Kuprin, Gogol, Bulgakov, Chekhov, Nekrasov, Lermontov, Turgenev, Solzhenitsyn

Cinema:
Q.Tarantino, S. Lumet, J.Jarmusch, M.Haneke, F.Ozon, L.v.Trier, S.Kubrick, R.Polanski, M.Scorsese, D.Aronofsky, P.Garrel, M.Gondry, X.Dolan, D.Fincher, F.Truffaut, C.Chaplin, V.D.Sica

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Amazing thing? I started to travel!

- Have been hosted by a drug dealer wanted by Interpol for sexual assaults (I knew it much later and he treated ME like a princess).

- Have visited some of the gigs and even music festivals for free and I can tell you how.

- Étretat (France, Normandy) where I just wanted to stay forever because of the beauty and incredible atmosphere; and the first amazing hitchhiking experience there. Unlegal camping while the thunderstorm. On the way back we decided to go to the next city by walking along the seacoast (25 km)...

- Started to work at school (=jumped in a swimming pool full of sharks). Still there.

- Got the second degree sun burns while biking in Lisbon.

- Almost stole a hedgehog from Amsterdam park (he was too cute, I was too high, but my conscience got the better of me)

- Have been driven through the crowdless Grand canal at night (illegally).

- Did 3 days trekking along Como lake (sweaty days, luxurious nights on villas). Cooked pasta pesto in an electric kettle.

- Solo trekking along the Amalfi coast. Did all the way successfully and nearly lost my knees at the last stage of the path because of the damn endless stairs leading down to the beach.

- Have visited Georgia 5 times for less than a year.

- Have fallen from the mountain path down to the river while winter solo trekking and saved myself.

Teach, Learn, Share

I like these videos because they're showing the beauty of travel and life:

https://vimeo.com/27244727

https://vimeo.com/27246366

https://vimeo.com/27243869

What I Can Share with Hosts

Everything I have.
As mostly I surf, than host... I can cook for/with you, help around the house, walk your dog, walk you, tell my stories or I can LISTEN to you (because many people just wait for their turn to speak), I can teach basics of Russian, share the music, smiles, jokes, whatever.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Ukraine, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation