I was born and raised in Moscow and lived there for too long, in my mind. That's one of the reasons why I decided to study and live abroad, from several options I chose The Netherlands. And I've been very glad I made this desicion so far. Here, in Rotterdam, I study International Business Administration.
I used to travel a lot with my family and I really enjoyed it. Although, we didn't go on package holidays, I still lacked cultural experience. I promised myself to hitchhike and couchsurf as much and often as possible when I become independent. Now, when I live on my own, in a different country, it's time to fulfil the promise.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think it is the best way of traveling, learning new things and making friends ever! I'm fed up with staying at hotels because they are basically all the same, and you can't get an idea of how a country looks like from the inside, or what local life is like.

Interests

Of course traveling and learning things about different cultures and countries, talking to people. Playing the guitar, listening to the music, reading, doing almost all kinds of sports (especially cycling and volleyball), magic tricks (I haven't practiced for a while, though).

• theater
• cooking
• vegan
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• cars
• investing
• music
• jazz
• rock music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• kayaking
• camping
• sports
• volleyball
• table tennis
• business
• languages
• hitchhiking
• learning languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Old rock (The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Kinks, Jimi Hendrix, etc), Jazz, Funk, Blues,Instrumental Music and sometimes Pop.

Books:Russian classics (War and Peace, Crime and Punishment, Oblomov); 1984,The Little Prince, The Catcher in The Rye, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and many others.

Movies: Mister Nobody, Into the wild, Groundhog day, Green mile, The Big Bang Theory, The Simpsons and a lot of others.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visited more than 35 countries; travelled 350 km by bike in 5 days in Belarus, hitchhiked from Paris to Rotterdam faster than it takes by train.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you a lot of things (at least try to as I'm not always a good teacher, I guess). For example some magic tricks, guitar tunes, Russian language, cook vegan dishes.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I always try to bring with me a piece of place I'm from (mostly souvenirs from Russia), I'll be glad to teach you some Russian and cook a meal, or teach you some magic tricks (I should practice myself before, though).

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Netherlands, Russian Federation