Made in USSR, master's in information systems, recently moved to Stockholm after 7 months of digital nomad. I'm into cycling, running, hiking, mountain skiing, volleyball, DIY, playing songs together, psychology, biology, tech, building guitars, and sustainability. Inspired by Taleb, Feynman, Sapolsky, Mars trilogy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My colleague and friend used to host and travel a lot with CS until the paywall came and he quit. But the stories and overall humanistic approach of sharing were really convincing, so now I'd like to try too. Plus, there are events, and the profiles are more complete than at specialized sites and more personal than LinkedIn .

Interests

• diy
• running
• guitar
• cycling
• mountaineering
• biology
• psychology
• sustainability
• ski
• hikiing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Ed Sheeran, AC/DC, Louis Armstrong, Diana Krall

Books:
- Mars trilogy, Blindsight, Asimov, HPMRM
- Design of Everyday Things, TRIZ, Mind for numbers
- Peopleware, Deadline, Work Rules, Scrum from the trenches, Pomodoro, XP explained, Refactoring, The Mom test
- Communicate with a child, Emotions revealed, Pedagogical poem
- Emily Nagoski, John Gray, Esther Perel, John Gottman
- Lots of pop-science on biology and medicine, e.g. Selfish Gene
- Richard Feynman's autobiography, WW2 psychology

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Play guitar while riding a bicycle. It was also one of the dumbest things, even though successful.
- A chat bot for speaking practice

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a guitar, can teach basics, also I repair/tune/make them as a hobby - so can at least look at yours and tell what might be improved in it.

My short guide on public transport in Stockholm:
https://wqqkybbbbdh.medium.com/public-transport-in-stockholm-sweden-2e37fbab6290

What I Can Share with Hosts

guitar, bicycle

Countries I’ve Visited

Estonia, Norway, Serbia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia, Russian Federation, Serbia, Sweden