We are a couple from Saint-Petersburg, Russia - exploring people around us and kinds of freedom modern world can offer. In 2016-2017 we've spent half a year hitch-hiking through EU and then hiking in Nepal, and then came back home.
Dima: “I'm a videographer, also obsessed with music – I play jaw harps and gusli (=kantele or zither), also learning to play harmonica and flutes. My plan is to do as much jamming as I can”
Nastasya: “I'm passionate about studying psychology and hope to continue my education in Canada next year. And for now I'm working on a book about anxiety disorders and have a blog about psychotherapy on Instagram".
While traveling, we don't like main touristic sightseeing places, which to us look the same anywhere. We prefer getting lost in unknown places, following spontaneous impulses and finding our way out of wherever we get to.
And we adore hiking and trekking, especially in the mountains. We love talking serious stuff and joking around. Oh, and we can walk 30 km per day or hitchhike 1300 km per day.

Уважаемые товарищи новоприбывшие (и не очень) русскоязычные каучсёрферы. Принимать на 3-5-10 ночей 1-2-3-5 человек, которые будут "только ночевать", "мыть за собой посуду", и даже тех, кто "вредных привычек не имеет" нам не интересно. У нас однокомнатная квартира, а не бесплатная гостиница. Мы принимаем тех, с кем хочется пообщаться и провести вместе время; или путешественников, которым просто хочется помочь. Так что не пишите пожалуйста, что не будете нам мешать. Интересные люди не мешают никогда. Но если вам понравился наш профиль - постарайтесь сделать так, чтобы и нам понравился ваш :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

'cos that's how this world should be - free and open

Interests

mountains, hitch-hiking, arts, writing, literature, movies, photography, authentic music, friendship, life and travel stories, freedom, depths, humor

• arts
• writing
• literature
• photography
• dancing
• movies
• traveling
• painting
• music
• hiking
• psychology
• hitchhiking
• mountains
• psychologie
• psychology.

Music, Movies, and Books

Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Foer, Krakauer, du Maurier, Hesse, Kafka, Maugham, Yalom, Fowles

Werner Herzog, Lars von Trier and Woody Allen

Diorama, 16 horsepower and Wovenhand, Blixa Bargeld, Thomas Feiner, Stewen Wilson, Maynard James Keenan, Tricky, Russian folklore

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

witnessed nature in its many manifestations

Teach, Learn, Share

Dima: “It would be great to learn how to play different musical instruments... whatever you play – I'm definitely interested=) Of course, I can teach you basics on jaw harp”.
Nastasya: “I've recently started improvisation dancing, so sharing this experience would be exciting. And learning some new moves as well”
We'd be happy to find out about some local hiking/trekking routes and even happier to share a hike with you. We've already taken some of our bravest guests to Ladoga lake in the summer and even to Karelia in winter (which meant sleeping in a tent with -30C outside) – and it was a very unique experience. Everyone survived and enjoyed, don't worry.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Our experience as hosts showed us that the most interesting thing to share is quality time together. That's why we prefer to accept and send requests for at least 2 nights.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Nepal, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, Nepal, Russian Federation