My name is Yuri (also Yuriy, Yury or Iurii) I am from Russia.

I'll be very happy to share my experience with my new friends in different countries. I have many hobbies but travelling is definitely my favorite one, because it helps us to see a lot of things and learn different cultures and traditions that we can never learn by staying at home.

So far, I have visited several countries of East Europe and South East Asia and I am going to visit more. I like to make friends with local people and look at life from the insides.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's a greatest way of communicating with people from different countries and learn more about their culture and traditions regardless of whether you're the visitor or the host.

Interests

• writing
• cooking
• traveling
• blogging
• history
• language exchange
• solo travel
• adventure travel
• reading books
• different cultures
• culture exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

I rarely watch movies, and don't watch TV at all.

I prefer to read more books - about personal development, history. Also I am inspired by biographies of great people.

I have no clear distinctions styles of music, I like many different genres, so I divide music into two types -" I like it" or "I don't like it".

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Quit my permanent job and started working for myself.

Hitchhiked over 15000 km on 7 countries (so far!)

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to talk about travel. I can share my travel experience and practice in language learning.
In turn, I am ready to receive guests at my home and help them to learn the culture of my country.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia, Malaysia, Russian Federation, Ukraine