At the moment I study theology in Kiev Theological Academy. I live and work as a monk and a deacon in a small monastery in Kiev.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want improve my foreign language skills abroad.

Interests

• books
• vegetarian
• sightseeing
• german language
• studying languages
• church history
• spiritual music

Music, Movies, and Books

Music.
Classic never dies, spiritual music, I sing in church chorus a bit.

Movies.
I like following movies: Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn.

Books.
Bible is my favorite book by definition. At the moment I am reading the books I need for my magister work in Academy. Last fiction I have read in English was light novel Warlock of the Magus World.
In German I loved to read Erich Maria Remarque and Otfried Preußler.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once I had to make English Russian interpretation on an International Conference in Brussel. It was slightly over my abilities. at that time.

Teach, Learn, Share

Russian and Ukrainian as native speaker, English as an advanced learner, Church history, theology

What I Can Share with Hosts

My knowledge and good mood.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Tunisia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ukraine