CURRENT MISSION

Learning. Teaching. Spreading happiness.

ABOUT ME

Fit for any kind of couch...

PHILOSOPHY

It's a good thing to set a record straight, but there is nothing crueller than destroying an illusion.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In Moscow and St. Petersburg. As soon as I get a flat of my own, or collaborative roommates, you'll be welcome to drop by.

Interests

Discovering: the world, the neighbor, you.

• hiking
• hockey

Music, Movies, and Books

The Hours, Wilde (Oscar), Alessandro Barricco.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Done: Santiago de Compostella pilgrimage, camel in the Sahara desert, safari (photo) in Tanzania, hiking in the Himalaya, reporting on the World Hockey Championships while my sister masters the puck better than I do.

Seen: Air Emirates stewardesses, Gobi desert's mountain ranges

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll be happy to teach you some swing moves or explain why the conjugation of the French past participle is not as complicated as grammarians pretend.