Ukrainian, native highlander from the Carpathians Mountains, studied Appalachian studies as a Fulbright student in Tennessee, ethno-ecologist, linguist, poet, apprentice to shamanic techniques of my native highlands, I sing and play music, jam on flutes/Jew harps/didgeridoos/and that weird 3 meters long wooden tube-trumpet you on my profile pic. I have been hosted in New York, just got my hands on global travel a year ago when I became a student in the US, couchsurfed in Miami, Lima, Cusco. Check out my social media to see some gorgeous Ukrainian nature views and get stuck checking out profiles of Ukrainian girls! ;)

insta: instagram.com/rybpavlo
https://www.facebook.com/pavlo.rybaruk

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Traveling to Prague by car today on a Euro-tour with three of my closest friends, mountain boys, looking for hosts to stay for one night and direct us on my travel through the city. One of us is a great photographer so you will have some memorable pics afterwards. Ready to share all we’ve got with locals, exchange in friendly spirit, transform, make international friends so that maybe sometime I could host Czechs in my native Carpathian Mountains. Embark, create, tune in.

Interests

Hiking, camping, poetry, philosophy, volleyball, soccer, yoga, running, biking, conducting psychedelic ceremonies, moderating sacred and art performances, breath work, making free music, psychotherapy and psychology, mythology, community development and writing.

• arts
• literature
• poetry
• folklore
• concerts
• cooking
• magic
• folk music
• hiking
• sports
• anthropology
• cultural studies
• ecology
• philosophy
• science
• mountains
• spirituality
• flute
• biking
• healing
• improvisation
• shamanism
• museums
• jamming
• sexuality
• didgeridoo
• manifestation
• theology
• ancient wisdom
• ancient cultures
• mouth harp

Music, Movies, and Books

Psychedelic music, folk and folk fusion, new wave, alternative rock, post punk, folk rap/hip hop, folktronica, ambience, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, Joy Division, Wardruna, Dunheim, Giriu Dvasios, Dakha Brakha, ONUKA, KAZKA, modern Ukrainian music...
Experimental cinema, theatrics, worldwide cinema, artistic documentaries, independent cinema, Tarkovsky, Paradzhanov, Jodorowsky, Dovzhenko, Fellini...
Poetry, science, postmodernism, sacred literature, translation and interpretation, ethnography, magic, alchemy, depth psychology, Ukrainian, Russian and American classic and contemporary literature...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sank with a car in deep sands of a desert near Pyramide lake, in Nevada, USA, where Burning Man festival is held. Survived a day under a scorching sun, and dug out the rental car with a help of a local Native Indian. Controlled stupidity is the only chance for us to find adventure and survive :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Soul manifestation, creative improv, ancient culture and heritage, meditation, poetry, natural bodily connection, practices of breathing, dietology and fasting, psychedelic usage, ethno-ecology, spirituality, jamming music, science, literature, philosophy, art...

What I Can Share with Hosts

My unique native culture and character, humor and intelligence, cheerfulness and hilaritas, music, song, archaic wisdom, up to date scientific foolishness, knowledge of my ignorance, European tall tales. Let’s have powerful, mindful and meaningful experiences together.

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ukraine, United States