I'm a curious person, always want to explore and learn new things.
I'm easy going, and open minded, willing to meet people and discover new things.

I was born in Ukraine and lived there till age of 22. Then, because of different reasons and unknown forces I moved to Canada. I used to live in Vancouver but settled in Edmonton, AB. I know, you would ask, how come I moved out from Vancouver? However, don't get me wrong, I love Vancouver, but it is too expensive and the weather there is too depressive for me. I am one of those weirdos who prefer cold weather to the permanent rain. In Edmonton though winter is 9 months long so you have no choice but to enjoy it or you gonna suffer all that time. I like it! I like ice skating, however, I suck at it. Last year, finally, I discovered snowboarding and this year spent almost every weekend in the mountains.
In the summer time I usually spend weekends hiking and camping in the mountains with my friends. Or if staying in the city, we play Ultimate Frisbee, but since I really suck at it too, I became an unofficial photographer of our group.

I have a small tradition, on my birthday I try to travel and see the places where I never been. its hard to keep it, but I try my best.

Ask me anything you wish to know, I will try to give u an answer. I can show you around and give you some advice where to go and what to do around here, if you are interested.

You can send me a last minute request but I will have, mostly likely, something going on and in that case I might not be able to dedicate enough time to you , which kinda defeats the purpose of CS. So please text me a few days in advance.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I've been hosting since I got my own appartment. but it was always my friends or friends of my friends. Once it was a guy from Ukraine who found me through social networks and was asking a lot of questions about moving to Canada, and then, when he was able to move he asked me to host him for a first couple weeks. now we are friends.
I heard about CS but never thought to be part of it since i was not used to strangers staying at my place. Then last year's experience changed my mind. I was lucky, because my first CS experience was with my friend when we were traveling in USA. He's been on CS for a while so for him it was not a big deal. We stayed in Salt Lake City for a night, and the host was a university student. I was impressed with how friendly she was, so curious to listen and share travel/life stories. Right there I was filled with CS spirit, but because of my procrastination it took me almost a year to finally register here.

For me, the main point of CS is to meet people and share the moment of discovering things, which couldn't have been learned without CS.

Interests

of course traveling!!!
hiking, camping and pretty much everything outdoors, especially mountains and mountain lakes.
photography and different types of art
snowboarding
renewable sources of energy and new eco technologies

• arts
• folklore
• photography
• traveling
• socializing
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• snowboarding
• lakes
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I prefer electronic music and usually listen podcasts of: Hardwell, Andrew Rayel, Chainsmokers, Sander Van Doorn, A&W,W&W, Afrojack, Dada Life...
Pharell Williams, Die Antwoord, Coldplay, Adele, Stromae ...
and some of Ukrainian bands: Океан Ельзи, Антитіла, БумБокс,Один в каное, ТНМК, Друга ріка...

For favorite movies I guess it would be: The Prestige, A Beautiful Mind, Fight Club, Shutter Island, Inception, Interstellar, Moon (2009), The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and a lot of more

For books it would be: 1984. George Orwell, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Lord of the Flies by William Golding , The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. those ones left the biggest impression

What I Can Share with Hosts

Laughter, conversation and good vibes.
If I can help you enjoy your travels in any way, let me know, i am happy to be a part of good times.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Ukraine