Just a pragmatic, open-minding IT-guy. Originally from Russia: grew up in Kursk, studied in St. Petersburg. Living in Zurich since 2013.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Want to meet people to take me outside of the comfort zone.

Interests

• cats
• architecture
• design
• powerlifting
• shopping
• snowboarding
• paragliding
• languages
• doing nothing
• wandering alone

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Puts Marie, Ghinzu, Parov Stelar, Queen, Жанна Агузарова.

Movies: Les Amours Imaginaires, Once Upon a Time in America, Party Monster, Fight Club, Arizona Dream, Interstate 60, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Пыль.

Books: Ludvík Aškenazy, Karel Čapek, Jaroslav Hašek.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitch-hiked across Iran all the way North to South and back.

Teach, Learn, Share

IT-anything.
Russian language/literature.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, Switzerland