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Overview

  • 77 references 41 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Russian; learning German, Indonesian, Thai
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • English teacher
  • Linguistics
  • From Cherepovets
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Build a house from styrofoam and lift it for the camera :)

ABOUT ME

Life explorer and romantic traveler at heart, open-minded, sociable and outgoing. I am trying to be natural and honest about everything. Sometimes thoughtful, sometimes childish, but always friendly. I enjoy sharing my warmth and making people around me happy and chill-out, so they want to see me again =)visited 22 states (9.77%)Create your own visited map of The World or Free iphone travel guide

PHILOSOPHY

"A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I contact people via CS site to make new friends wherever I travel and spread the word about this great project to the friendly people I meet.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have not hosted much while in Russia but I surfed a lot on my cross-continent journey to Indonesia. I hosted in packs during my 2 years in Bali, which was a great time and hosting experience.

Interests

Travelling hitch-hiking, exploring new cooking styles and learning languages are my passion. I like doing sports, riding a bike and free-diving.

  • arts
  • singing
  • photography
  • cooking
  • traveling
  • cars
  • music
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • scuba diving
  • sports
  • languages
  • tourism
  • hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Zeistgeist, Into the Wild, Peaceful Warrior, Devil's Double, Ashes and Snow, Kokowaah, The Kite Runner, Seven Years in Tibet and many more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

During my trip around Europe I got had my backpack stolen and I ended up in south Italy with 28 cents. With no visa and ID, four other countries and over 2000 km away from home. Thanks to all the kind people who helped me on the way I made it home safe and sound!

It was also quite amazing to discover the of locals in the North Caucasus during my trip to Kabardino-Balkariya, Nothern Ossetia, Ingushetia, Chechnya and Dagestan. Some people even stopped their cars to go out to greet me and shake my hand just as appreciation of me visiting there!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can particularly teach you how to make sushi, travel hitch-hiking, play jaw harp and speak in English... and maybe something else, depending on the situation. I would gladly learn from you about your approach to traveling, cooking, communicating, art, music, photography and whatnot.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Cambodia, China, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Moldova, Nepal, Netherlands, Poland, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Thailand

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