I'm a software engineer with an urge to travel, see new places and meet new people.

I love snowboarding, volleyball, SciFi, everything related to space and computers.

In general, I'm an easy-going person, I like a good company, cold beer, intellectual conversation, a board game or just a good movie.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

This is probably a cliché for this website, but I really like traveling to new places and meeting new people. It's amazing that CouchSurfing allows me to do both. Have been using it more than 6 years now and have nothing but great memories!

Interests

• beer
• movies
• video games
• board games
• traveling
• guitar
• snowboarding
• volleyball
• astronomy
• engineering
• software
• scifi

Music, Movies, and Books

Shows:
-Newsroom
-House of Cards
-House M.D.
-Mr. Robot
-Game of Thrones
-Community

Books (very few in a huge list):
-LotR + The Silmarillion
-Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
-anything by Isaac Asimov
-anything by Clifford Simak

Music:
Depends on the mood: from metal, rock, punk to folk, jazz, blues, funk, reggae, Drum&bass etc, etc, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saved a person from drowning in a river at the age of 16, hiked to mt. Elbrus at the age of 18 and came to study to US all by myself at the age of 20.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm not sure what I can teach people (even thought I used to be a TA at the university).

I'd love to learn to play guitar and a harmonica though. I always wanted to do this, but never had enough self-discipline to just sit down and learn...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Indonesia, Mexico, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States