I am a postdoc in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Originally from Belarus, I've lived in Estonia, and Norway, and now moved to the US.

I am mostly an urban tourist and, in general, like the things created by human beings. Although I admire nature a lot. In nature, I prefer mountains to beaches. But I love oceans and seas a lot too.

I am a smoker myself and it's allowed to smoke at the balcony.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

1. I have a small extra couch in the living room that can be suitable for one person as well as an inflatable mattress - so why not?
2. If I travel alone, staying with locals is the best way to enjoy the city.

And yeah, originally I was googling for the local Computer Science (CS) community. Oops, I found Couchsurfing :)

Interests

Pub crawling, theatre watching, travelling, political struggles and much more

• pub crawls
• traveling
• computer science
• science
• study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

Disclaimer: order does not mean preference!

MUSIC:
The Young Professionals,
Preßburger Klezmer Band,
FM Belfast,
Kraftwerk,
Bee Gees,
classical music,
musicals,
Elton John,
ABBA,
Stromae,
Adele,
Max Raabe & Palast Orchester,
Katzenjammer,
Balkan music,
Hurts,
Susan Boyle,
Krambambula,
The Beatles
The Doors,
Lady Gaga,
Queen,
Franz Ferdinand,
Coldplay,
Army of Lovers,
Al Bano and Romina Power,
Dschinghis Khan,
Fever Ray,
Klezmer,
Monarchy,
Nancy Sinatra,
Umberto Tozzi

FILMS:
What We Do In The Shadows,
Les Amours Imaginaires,
The Grand Budapest Hotel,
A Single Man,
Austin Powers,
(almost everything from Lars von Trier),
(almost everything from Xavier Dolan),
(British comedy series),
(many from Tarantino),
...and many more

BOOKS:
The picture of Dorian Grey (... and almost everything from Wilde),
Perfume,
Alice in Wonderland and Through the looking glass...,
The Unbearable Lightness of Being,
The God Delusion,
Old Barny aka November by Andrus Kivirähk,
Lord of the flies,
A clockwork orange,
Animal Farm,
... and more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

After one hour decided to go to Amsterdam the next morning and persuaded my friend to go with me.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A couch in a living room (for 1 person) and an inflatable mattress (might accommodate 2 people).

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, Estonia, Norway, Russian Federation, Sweden, United States