I can`t imagine this world without movement (yoga, rockclimbing, bicycle, travels) and good books, without adventures and interesting people around.

I`m a vegetarian trying to be vegan, don`t smoke and drink alcohol.

PHILOSOPHY

To live a full life and enjoy every moment!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to meet new people and explore the world thru them. I have amazing experience with Couchsurfing as a guest and a host, so will be happy to get more)

Interests

Traveling, reading, swimming, extreme sports, bikes, snowboarding, rollerblading, rock-climbing, yoga, different music, arts.

I like photography, sometimes drawing, can write some stories or fairytales. Learning how to play guitar.

• arts
• books
• photography
• cooking
• recipes
• vegetarian
• yoga
• marathon
• running
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• guitar
• skiing
• sports
• rock climbing
• swimming
• extreme sports

Music, Movies, and Books

I love music, books and movies which have sense.

It`s impossible to create a list of my favorite books but I love Borges, Hesse, Dostoevsky, Bulgakov, Dreiser, Tolstoy, Erich Maria Remarque, Nabokov, etc.

The same with music: from jazz to rock, from dnb to soul.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- The decision to leave a cool career in Ukraine and go to work in an Indian startup as a Product Manager for 7 months in 2013
- A full marathon (42.125 km in Barcelona in 2014) and several half-marathons in different places (from India to The Netherlands)
- Sabbatical for 1.5 years (no work at all, just traveling 2018-2020)
- Burning man 2018 (being a part of the Ukrainian camp construction team)
- Traveling Central America by a car for about 10 months without any plan
- Volunteering in a charity clinique for indigenes people in Guatemala and Nicaragua as a photographer
- 10 days of Vipassana retreat

Teach, Learn, Share

Every person in this world can teach you something, even if this person is totally not like you.

I can teach you Russian or Ukrainian language, how to cook amazing veg food, yoga, meditation or even internet marketing and advertisement).

What I Can Share with Hosts

A lot of stories from my trips, Ukrainian and Indian food recipes (and food =)), fun, good emotions.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Guatemala, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Ukraine, United States