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Overview

  • 25 references 10 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German, Russian; learning Portuguese
  • 31, Male
  • Member since 2019
  • Entrepreneur
  • M.Sc. Computer Science
  • From Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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About Me

🌏 Lived in 7 Countries 🎤 Speaks 3 Languages 👨‍👨‍👦 Has 6 Brothers 🏢 Runs a Software Business

🛩 31 countries visited
📌 Currently: Istanbul, Turkey

QUOTES
"True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline." - Mortimer J. Adler

ABOUT ME
I'm an Entrepreneur - In 2017 I launched my Web Design / Digital Marketing agency in the sunny shores of Auckland, New Zealand.

It's been a bumpy ride; I've learned a lot and I've grown immensely during the last 4 years. Perhaps you are interested in starting a business of your own one day? I'd love to connect and share my experiences with you.

I am half-German and half-Russian, and I speak both languages fluently. Having lived in both countries, I have a unique perspective on the world and I am very fortunate to be able to use my language skills in my work. Are you curious about these cultures? I would love to share with you and learn more about yours.

I am always open to meeting genuine and friendly people and I'm curious to learn as much as I can about the world.

Couchsurfing is what transforms "places" into "homes". I am so grateful for the connections I've made here.

My hobbies:
🎸Guitar, Bass, Keys
🎹 Producing (psytrance)
🖌 Art, Drawing
🎥 Drone Photography
🤖 Exploring new Tech
📚 Books, Non-fiction, Productiviy, Self-Development, Philosophy, Sci-Fi
🌎 Travelling...but I think it's safe to say everyone on this app does 😅

Want to stay on my couch? Add the word "syncronicity" to your request, so I know you've read my profile ;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

🌎 I want to meet genuine and friendly people from all over and I'm curious to learn as much as I can about the world. Also...the startup struggle is real 😅

Interests

  • literature
  • drones
  • rock music
  • guitar
  • hiking
  • mountaineering
  • swimming
  • astronomy
  • neuroscience
  • philosophy
  • software
  • science fiction
  • metal
  • bass
  • web design
  • web development
  • psytrance
  • progressive rock
  • drone photography

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES
Mr. Nobody, Shutter Island, Waking Life, Enter The Void, Irreversible, Pulp Fiction, Butterfly Effect, Shawshank Redemption, Ace Ventura, V For Vendetta

SERIES
Black Mirror, Westworld, Fargo, Hannibal

MUSIC
Tool, Soen, A Perfect Circle, Puschifer, Cynic Karnivool, Rishloo, Mastodon, Russian Circles, Cream, Camel, Re-Stoned, Electric Moon, My Sleeping Karma, Godsmack, RHCP, In Flames, August Burns Red, Shpongle, Entheogenic, Ott, Globular

BOOKS
Sam Harris, Irvin D. Yalom, Yuval Noah Hariri, Nassim Taleb, Peter Thiel, Tim Ferris, Douglas Adams, Stanislav Lehm, Friedrich Nietzsche, Albert Camus, Arthur Schopenhauer, Epicurus, Dostoevsky, Aleksandr Pushkin, Anton Tchekhov

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

🚴2016 Did the famous Mae Hong Son Loop by motorbike in Thailand, which starts in Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand and takes you up to the Burmese border and back. (770km in 7 days)
📍 2017 Launched my IT Business in New Zealand
🚀 2018 Launched 3 Startups in 1 Year
🔥 2019 Visited "The Borderland" Burning Man Denmark
🌎 2019 Two months backpacking through Brazil with CS
🎵 2020 Built a mini home record studio. Produced & released first psytrance track
🤖 2021 Launched SaaS company, became a nomad 😊

Teach, Learn, Share

- Music is my passion....I can teach you a thing or two on the Guitar or Bass?
- I'm fluent in Russian, German, English...practise with me?
- I work in web design, app development and digital marketing...pick my brains on this topic?
- I've launched multiple startups during the last few years...I can share my experience?

What I Can Share with Hosts

- Music is my passion....I can teach you a thing or two on the Guitar or Bass?
- I'm fluent in Russian, German, English...practise with me?
- I work in web design, app development and digital marketing...pick my brains on this topic?
- I've launched multiple startups during the last few years...I can share my experience?

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Laos, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, Germany, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand

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