I am calm and a bit introverted person, but this doesn't mean I don't enjoy meeting new people. Not much of a talker, but still got some stories to tell.

I try to avoid loud parties, noisy streets and bad weather.

I love travelling, but not in a rush. I prefer to chose one place and stay there for at least several weeks to feel and absorb local vibes. Working online provides an excellent opportunity for such type of travelling.

I am not true vegetarian, but I rarely eat meat.

I do rock climbing, yoga, night running and bicycling. None of these is too serious though.

Interested in Buddhism and meditation, but still consider myself an agnostic

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's a great chance to meet new people, I wouldn't have met otherwise.

Don't have much experience at being a host specifically via couchsurfing, but I used to host friends and friends of my friends many times

Now I am travelling and use couchsurfing when I am in transit and need a place for a night or two, or just to meet other people when I stay somewhere longer.

NOTE. Sometimes I use modified template text for requests, but this doesn't mean I don't read hosts' profiles. Likewise, no problem to send me a template request if you're familiar with my profile.

Interests

Rock climbing
Yoga & meditation
Running
Photography
Psychology
Buddhism

• photography
• cooking
• vegetarian
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• partying
• traveling
• hiking
• buddhist
• rock climbing
• swimming
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Toma Waits, John Lurie, John Zorn, Nina Simone, Leonid Fedorov
Writers: Kurt Vonnegut, Julian Barnes
Directors: Jim Jarmusch, David Lynch, Pol Thomas Anderson, Werner Herzog

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach photography and some basics principles of vipassana meditation

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories from the cities, stories from the sea
I can cook something simple

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Georgia, Nepal, Russian Federation, Thailand, United States