ABOUT ME

My life centers around Buddhism a lot these days but I am not preachy or anything. I really love travelling and I want to figure out what the perfect recipe for visiting a country is. I am interested in the whole concept of traveling, why people do it and what they want to get out of it. I also like budget traveling and consider it a sport. I was born in Russia and then I moved to Israel, where I lived between the ages of 6 and 16, which was followed by me moving to London for 2 years and after that Nepal where I currently reside. I don't know If I will ever settle down, and if I ever do I will feel that I am missing out because there is this big planet that I don't want to miss out on.

At the moment I study Buddhist philosophy in a University in Nepal where I lived for the past 7 years.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Host, surf, go to events.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

One time I was able to find a place to stay during the time when HH Dalai Lama was giving the Kalachakra Initiation in Bodhgaya, which normally has a population of 30,000 people, and had 150,000 people who came for the teachings(hotel prices 6 months in advance were asking for $500 a night). Also, twice I found a host just the night before and all the people we ever hosted or met through couchsurfing were wonderful.

Interests

I am really interested in Buddhism, that's my main thing. I like traveling, meeting new people and seeing how people live their live's in such a variety of different ways. Also I watch more T.V. than anybody ever should even admit to, I don't know how this happened.

• traveling
• budget travel

Music, Movies, and Books

I binge on movies, I don't remember when was the last time I read a book that was not about Buddhism and I lost my music library when my laptop was stolen in Germany and never properly rebuilt it again.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have lived in Nepal since I was 18 but I guess its not that special since around 30 million people have done that since birth.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can try to tell you stuff about Buddhism or Nepal or anything else I might know and be of service.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Monaco, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, Nepal, Russian Federation, United Kingdom