Born & raised in Ukraine. Came to the USA for graduate school (Cambridge, MA). Moved to Silicon Valley for a job with a startup. Stayed in tech for 12 years.

Now do consulting for small biz on team dynamics.
Also collaborate with Cleantech Open - biggest cleantech accelerator in the USA - on building a strong network of impact investors.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

1) fun way to meet interesting people
2) prefer to hang out with locals when i have limited free time on business trips & definitely same for vacations (but with more free time :) )

兴趣

• environment
• vegetarian
• yoga
• meditation
• investing
• entrepreneurship
• ecotourism
• diving
• startups
• ayurveda
• social impact

音乐、电影和书籍

Music: eclectic choices; currently - jazz and classical
Movies: Death at a funeral // Before the flood // Mary & Max // Art of Negative Thinking // Adam's Apples // Spirited Away // My First Mister // The Triplets of Belleville // Breaking Bad // Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Scuba diving in Honduras

教，学，和分享

Can talk impact investment
Can teach knitting or Russian language :)

Learning JavaScript & French (and Python)

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

* I'm a pretty good cook, so if they share their preferences -- or anti-preferences :) -- for spices, i can make sure they'd enjoy my cooking :)
* Have been known to share good references on movies
* Would be happy to share a yoga session in the morning, and/or meditation if the host is into it.
* Also, since my native language is Russian can share Russian proverbs, cartoons, or songs :)
* Also, if you are learning how to knit, would be happy to help. I've been taught European style when i was 6 years old. And taught a couple of friends in the USA, apparently European way of knitting is much faster than American.

我游览过的国家

China, Latvia, Montenegro, Turkey

我居住过的国家

France, Germany, Ukraine, United States