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Overview

  • 69 references 50 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Estonian, Russian; learning Finnish, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Ukrainian
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Landscape builder and gardener
  • N.Novgorod state university; Räpina school of horticu...
  • From Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION
Be happy

ABOUT ME

Wandering wizard and explorer of life:) Lover of nature and alternative ecological lifestyle.
Friendly, sociable, responsible, open minded
I love traveling and it`s very important part of my life. It`s my dream to visit and explore all continents of our planet.
I am interested in many parts of visual art and design, specialize in drawing and watercolor painting, have some experience in the technique of stained glass "Tiffany".
I`m not religious person but believe in God, Love and Happiness.
I am vegetarian. I do that on purpose to take care of my own health and don't demand it from others.
For myself I consider that I just entered to the university which "Life" is called:)))

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy every moment here and now. To live and let live.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

It`s generally based on experience of guest. Several times I visited meetings of CS . It was "Tet" celebration and weekly English club in Ho Chi Minh city. Very nice and cheerful!
Unfortunetly I`m not a very experienced host. My house is located in not touristic place . Few people stoped in Kstowo town for a couple of days and almost all were from my homeland. So I would like to entertain and help people more. Don't hesitate to send me couch requests! "Knock and the door will be opened to you".

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Mostly positive. Hospitality, kindness, generosity of people are amazing!!! We were only strangers before our meeting but became friends and helped each other without demanding anything in exchange. I still keep in touch with my CS friends and hope to meet them one day again.

Interests

Painting, medieval history, philosophy, beekeeping , biodynamic agriculture, landscaping, handmade stuff, cycling , hatha yoga, meditation, chi kung, hitchhiking, kickboxing

  • arts
  • culture
  • literature
  • vegetarian
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • gardening
  • traveling
  • painting
  • drawing
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • martial arts
  • history
  • hitchhiking
  • landscape architecture
  • beekeeping
  • handmade stuff

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Estampie, Manu Chao, Luc Arbogast, , Omnia, Blind Guardian, Yarmak, Wardruna, The Hu, Faun
Movies: "Poll", "La belle verte", "Dead man", "Into the wild". Almost all films of A.Tarkovsky, Lars von Trier, Jim Jarmusch and A.Zvyagintcev directors.
Books: H.Hesse, E.M. Remarque, R.Bradbury, G. Orvell, J.R.R. Tolkien, F.Kafka, J-P Sartr, G. Marquez, A.and B.Strugatsky, A.Chekhov

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I completely changed my life and started to live in a remote village, almost in the forest and without people around. The experiment lasted three years.

Teach, Learn, Share

I graduated historical faculty, therefore can tell lots of legends, miths and versions of Russian history and culture . Probably to show the main highlights of N.Novgorod.
I can help with design gardens and urban green areas. I`m able to teach you watercolour painting and drawing.
If someone has interest, It`s possible to organize qigong or joga classes. I can also describe and we are able to use practical methods of holotropic breathing.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook vegetarian food, help in a garden with design or maintenance, small souvenirs from my homeland

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malaysia, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia, Russian Federation

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