Always interested to learn about alternative ways to live and see the world (not just physically!). Life stories, hidden sides of life, all that.

I am also curious about science and a million other topics, but in recent years it's been people and nature that I'm super curious about.

In daily life I work in software development, which I basically started doing since I was 9 years old. I love my job but spending too long at the office has its downsides too, so sports (I do martial arts these days, trying to get to that black belt :) and some airsoft) nature and my nephews keep me sane.

I was born in USSR and when I was 9 years old we moved to Israel. This kind of puts me between the cultures - I suppose I have my own view of things, and maybe that's why I also connect to non-standard people and people who don't follow the herd. I wouldn't know which herd to follow anyway :)

Oh, and I'm also color blind. Well, partially. Like I said, I have my own way to see the world :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've been hosting back when I had a place in Tel Aviv, but now I live outside of the city so I'm mostly here for traveling. I do some travel for work these days and stay at hotels, but would love to meet people - both locals and other tourists. Some of my fondest memories are from my travel times :)

Interests

• hiking
• windsurfing
• sailing
• sports
• martial arts
• science
• travel
• alternative lifestyles
• life stories

Music, Movies, and Books

I loved Zorba the Greek (the book), Harry Potter, the Never Ending Story, Atlas Shrugged and some other books in Hebrew you probably have not heard about :)

These days I'm trying to catch up on Sopranos, the characters there are really interesting :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent almost a year traveling around my country and learning about the different people, ideas and places around me when I was 19 years old.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Germany, India, Latvia, Lithuania, Russian Federation, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, Lithuania, Ukraine