active soul weekdays, a bit lazy over the weekend =)

I am new to Tbilisi. From London UK.
Current profession: English teacher and also tour organiser of trips inside Georgia (please ask if you need any info)

Small-time entrepreneur (if it works out)

Georgia is a nice surprise for me. I already knew a few famous names from this country:

1. Stalin
2. Bulat Okudzhave
3. Nani Bregvazde

Now I have developed a special interest in Georgian history. Feel free to buy me a drink and ask me why ^_^

A bit more about 'this Max'.

1. I just quit my job in the UK and decided to have a fresh start.
2. World weary :-) Too much to tell :p
But in a nutshell:

- Practical Theorist: live, learn, produce, enjoy and share

- Making videos = new interest 😎

ARCHIVAL MATERIAL BELOW:
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ARCHIVE, SPRING 2024, Tbilisi
NOTE: I can host a MAXIMUM OF 1 PERSON!
I PREFER TO HOST NON-SMOKERS
I need the place and time of your arrival, and period of your stay in Tbilisi
I would need your whatsapp number, too.
Nearest metro station, Avlabari. About 5 min walk from my home.
You can bring a book to discuss/something to share: board game, food or drink

Turkish Times Archive:
I am new to Istanbul, and to the Turkish language. Looking for new friends and interesting and inspiring souls.

ARCHIVE MATRRIAL. RE HOSTING IN TURKEY:
The picture of the couch is for my apartment in Antalya. BUT I am in Istanbul now! If I host you, you can sleep on the floor if my place doesn't have a couch or extra bed.

1. I am willing to host 'decent and civilised' folk. I have a small and compact studio (see my Home section). So, if you are looking for luxury and 5-star treatment, please contact another host.
2. I don't host people who are 'just travelling' without any practical purpose! You need to be doing something useful to society: working/volunteering, studying, etc.
3. Please don't copy and paste. It gives the impression of lack of creativity, laziness or worse =)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

1. Make new social contacts and real friends.

2. Exchange views and experiences.

3. May be (just may be) do some interesting group project of positive value to society

Interests

• fitness
• reading
• travelling
• cinema
• videography
• discussion

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors:
Turgenev (Russia); Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (Kenya); James Joyce (Ireland); Nazim Hikmet (Turkey); A. Makine (USSR/France); Steinbeck (USA); Pelevin (Russia); Tayeb Salih (Sudan); Heinrich Harrer (Austria; NOT the 'new look' version of him).

Books:
Stolen Legacy, by George James;

The Oak and the Calf: Reflections on Literature, by Solzhenitsyn;

Memoirs, by Andrei Sakharov;
[if you would like me to consider hosting you, please mention this: 'Elephants never forget.' :)
Smoke, by Ivan Turgenev

The Stranger/The Plague, by Albert Camus

Generation P, by Viktor Pelevin

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Music:

Bee Gees

Michael Jackson

Viktor Tsoi

Zara

Fairooz

Bulat Okudzhava

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Movies:
Solaris: Russian

L'appartement: French

The Hunt: Swedish

Guilia non esce la Sera: Italian

Tampopo: Japanese

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Homeless for 1 night@ Goteberg, Sweden, by choice :p

I wrote and finished a book on something interesting ;)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: How to say goodbye to hangovers

Learn: Any good story is a delight to hear

Share: Good company

What I Can Share with Hosts

A good story; A good movie ; I can also sing :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Turkey, United Kingdom