CURRENT MISSION

Evolve and improve as a human being by having some great times!

ABOUT ME

I'm a current Civil Engineering student in the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA and a college tennis player. I've been intended to become a professional since the age of 6 and have seen enough tennis courts in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia to completely cover the territory of Luxembourg (rough estimation:)). Born and raised in Russia and lived in amazing city of St. Petersburg till the age of 18 and then moved to United States to get some education and life experience. Being happy about it since:)

PHILOSOPHY

The world is huge and there is always a place for you somewhere! There is no need to be afraid of failing because there are always new opportunities and horizons in front of us. Just gotta get up and get moving, learning, feeling!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Infinitely thankful to this global community for all the amazing friends and great times!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's never too late to start!

Interests

Coming from a family that made me love Formula 1 and theatre, rock and classic music, bridge construction and impressionism. I enjoy incredible jazz lounges here in Chicago and Salsa/Bachata dancing nights and opera performances. However traveling, music festivals, and concerts are taking number one spot! And of course life is not complete without the physical activities - playing sports is awesome!

• theater
• concerts
• music festivals
• festivals
• dancing
• bachata
• education
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• opera
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• skydiving
• sports
• tennis
• engineering
• history
• volunteering
• mountain hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Hmmm.... will be tough to list but I'll try. Movies - ultimate top 5 directors whose work I love: Tarantino, Wes Anderson, Kevin Smith, Edgar Wright, Guy Ritchie.
Music... well it kinda reached it's pike in 70's nevertheless: new wave, punk, Brazilial Sertanejo, Brits, Ska... - you name it probably has a place in my heart. Oh and have you heard the playlist to Baby Driver movie? The best!
Books - Russian writers are part of my culture but back in the days numerous adventure and early 20 century si-fi were my tv substitution. The latest I read though are: Silence - Shusaku Endo, Operation Snow - John Koster, Lou Reed - lyrics and interviews.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Won the Tennis Championship for my university first time in the history

Teach, Learn, Share

Always happy to teach you some Russian or English (if my knowledge can be useful). Tennis activists can also get some free lessons :) At the same time would be nice if someone can show me a couple cords on guitar - trying to embody a long term dream of learning how to play.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Montenegro, Nicaragua, South Korea, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States