I explore the world by travelling and talking to people

Move between countries looking for a place to call home. Hitchhike and use all fun ways to get from point A to B

Study Tourism at Master's level

... and I confuse 8 and 9 in English ...

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I joined the platform when I left my home country because of political reasons with no plan and desperately needed a place to stay

Later I was lucky to discover it as a way to meet amazing people and exchange "personal worlds". I've had so stunning and rewarding matches here that I want to try again and again when I have the opportunity

兴趣

I oscilate between my laptop and wilderness — working and studying in digital world and grounding in the nature

I mix hiking, trecking, and mountaneering and walk/climb in mountain areas in all imaginable ways. I love canooeing and, apparently, not bad at it too. I can go skiing to the wild forest or swamp in winter and sleep in a tent in -15. Often take old broken camera with me because it has a *vibe*, though I can't say I'm that advanced in photography

Love saunas and swim in any liquid lake or see that seems clean enough :) Lake with icebergs sometimes can work too

In the city, I engage in various things related to Social Sciences and Humanities: Human Geography, Sociology, Languages. Know some things about Socialist architecture, art, and urban planning

Like to be always busy but when I have free evenings, do little crafts like embroidery, painting on clothes or crochetting

• writing
• photography
• tracking

音乐、电影和书籍

I love music and my current playlists seem a bit chaotic: I listen to, perhaps, everything from folk to punk and from classical music to deth metal — and I'd say the way between sometimes is shorter than it seems. Can share songs in rather overloooked languages, for example, Tatar, Balkar, or Circassian

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

May sound trivial, but I simply started travelling

教，学，和分享

I can talk about a plethora of things: from how to cross a glacier safely to an introduction to postcolonial studies

If you’re interested, I can also teach you how to pronounce sounds “щ” and “ц”, in Russian, explain why you would never say “ь” or “ъ”, or basically share some insights about the language

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Firstly, clear communication: I have enough responsibility to be transparent in my moves and intentions. Then, if we match, I would love to talk! For example, I have many sad and funny stories about Russia and the Caucasus, where I’ve lived — sometimes enough to fill an entire evening. As it can be seen from my hobbies and lifestyle, I also like talking about mountains, languages, and pretty much anything related to the social sciences

Secondy, I like to cook and know many recepies for vegetarian or omnivorous diet, and I’m quite good at baking. Especially chocolate or fruit cackes :) If you like to cook with guests or share your meals, I'm down for that — and I don't have any food allergies or intolerances

我游览过的国家

Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine

我居住过的国家

Armenia, Georgia, Russian Federation, Sweden