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  • Fluent in English, Latvian, Russian; learning French, German, Persian (Farsi), Spanish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2017
  • Molecular microbiology; Creative writing
  • Master's degree in Biology
  • From Riga, Riga, Latvia
  • Profile 80% complete

About Me

A friendly and intelligent personality, sometimes thinking too much, getting confused. That's probably why do I always look for a psychological compensation by various extra-exciting activities, thus avoiding me from a chance to live a "normal" life. :D

Most of all I can say that I have always wanted to see, to discover and to perceive in my life something what is greater, more splendid and glorious than it's said about and used to think about, what should our lives look like.

So, for example, this desire once lead me to hitch-hike all through the Europe as well as to a part of the Middle East and North Africa. it was a kind of following to some beautiful visions taken from.. maybe Arabian Nights or maybe some photos of places like Esfahan (Iran) or maybe some feelings produced by Persian poetry. But, most likely it was, once again, this strong belief that somewhere else in this world, there has to be found this "real" reality, instead of our boring routine. :D Kind of childish romanticism, yes, but, actually, now I have grown strong enough to dare to admit that this belief was (and still is) right. B-) Such a revelation after 12 years of depression! :D

So now I know that my true vocation is to sail the seas and travel around the world and to write futuristic sci-fi novels based on the storylines of the epics created by me when I was fourteen. Also, to do science - but as a way of life, a creative process which changes the world we are living in. Idealism instead of our pragmatic nihilism. :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To find new people with similar or inspiring thoughts. anm

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelled through Mauritanian desert in a cargo train.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel and other adventure experiences

Long, intellectual discussions about anything the world has produced

Hardcore parties for our souls :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom

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