I'm a software developer primarily located in St. Petersburg, where I've been born and raised, and occasionally in various other places.
Visiting and exploring new cities and towns, especially their undersides, is one of my favorite pastimes.
I do travel quite a lot, mostly on business trips though, but prefer following the local lifestyle

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would like to help out fellow travelers and meet new interesting people while traveling myself

Interests

• animals
• arts
• literature
• theater
• photography
• beer
• electronics
• technology
• classical music
• science
• cinema
• astrophysics
• cyberpunk

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: T. Pratchett, New Wave Sci-Fi(Larry Niven, Philipp K Dick, ...), William Gibson
Movies: movies by Terry Gilliam, Georgiy Daneliya, David Lynch, David Cronenberg and John Carpenter
Music: Pos-Rock, Jazz, Ambient, romantic and impressionism era composers

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Successfully navigated from a completely unfamiliar district of Shanghai in which I ended up by accident back to the apartment across the whole city without the help of a smartphone and with close to zero Chinese knowledge.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can tell and teach you about my hobbies and passions, I also have a broad knowledge of IT sphere and related fields.
I always appreciate learning something new from people who specialize in art, literature and music and other things that aren't my strongest points

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can repair things, from furniture to electric appliances and electronics, not very confident about plumbing though.
Provide help with computers, computer networks and other IT-related stuff.
Not a luxurious restaurant chef, but can cook basic meals if so required.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Russian Federation