I'm an open-minded, creative person, maybe just a bit shy :) I'd like to travel the world and visit amazing places like Latin America and the Arctic. And i dream of switching from my office job to the area of art and illustration - become a children's book illustrator :) check out my art on instagram: vi_visual

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love travelling but I never did it with CS. Maybe one day, I will do it :) I think it is a great idea and helps to get to know the local culture better. I'd like to meet new people, travelers and locals, to share ideas, to make friends

Interests

Travelling, mountain trekking, long walks in parks and around the city.
Art... Drawing is my greatest passion. I prefer watercolor, charcoal, pens and pencils. Love landscapes, trees, city scenes, flowers, people... Children's book illustration.
Photography - i get hypnotized by the dance of light and shadow.
Espanol - I've been dreaming to learn this amazing language and now I'm finally doing it.
Storytelling, conversations.

• arts
• culture
• photography
• illustrations
• dancing
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• animation
• history
• parks
• travel
• nature
• spanish
• watercolor
• non-fiction

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: jazz, instrumental, and various (Beatles, Morcheeba, Katie Melua, Scorpions, Vangelis, Secret Garden, A-ha, Of Monsters and Man, Florence and the Machine, Ed Sheeran, Simon & Garfunkel, Kings of convenience, Norah Jones, Elton John, Russian - Аквариум, Цой, Би-2, Чиж, Чайф, Земфира, Сплин, Машина времени).

Movies: Lord of the rings, Star wars, A brilliant mind, Gladiator, The last samurai. And I love animation - How to train your dragon, Kung Fu Panda :)

Books: non-fiction, everything by Thor Heyerdahl, The Blind Watchmaker, Master and Margarita, The Martian Chronicles, The garden of evening mists, The Gift of Rain, Russian poetry (Маяковский, Цветаева, Ахматова)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went up to the top of the highest mountain in Indochina region - mt. Fancipan (3343 m)
Made several illustrations for a real, printed book of stories for children - can show you that

What I Can Share with Hosts

Can teach you some Russian, tell stories about my travelling experience, share artistic ideas. If you are also a sketcher, we can sketch together :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation