CURRENT MISSION

Writing & becoming a polyglot

I’m living in London these days, but I used to live in Berlin and St Petersburg

I love exploring places I've never been, and luxuriating in my favourite spots

As for me, well, you can find out

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've surfed and hosted a few times and you never know who you might meet! People are surprising.

Interests

Dancing (blues, swing, salsa)
Football
Speaking German and Russian
I do, on occasion, party
Books, music, films, aesthetics
Politics and economics for work
Riding bikes and lifting weights
Salad with sumac
You

• writing
• books
• dancing
• dining
• exercise
• walking
• partying
• politics
• movies
• music
• blues
• karaoke
• cycling
• soccer
• economics
• teaching
• urban exploration

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Lives Of Others, Wall-E, Lantana, Away From Her, City Of God, No Country For Old Men

Music: Hip-Hop (old & new), Soul, RnB, Indie, Rock. Lately I've been listening to Turkish music from the 60s and I don't know why (shoutouts to Cem Karaca)

Books: Tolstoy, De Botton, Richard Bach, John Steinbeck, W. Somerset Maugham, Cormac McCarthy. Right now I’m reading Second-hand Time by Svetlana Alexievich and it’s possibly the best of the lot

Teach, Learn, Share

English is my mother tongue, and I'm a qualified English teacher. My German’s getting there. And I’m working hard on my Russian—if you can help me I'd love to meet you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, Russian Federation, United Kingdom