My CS mission is to experience travel through encounters with local people and their lives. Places away from major tourist routes show new places in a much more nuanced way, allowing to grok them more fully. These are the places where couchsurfers usually live.

When hosting I strive to create an environment where surfers feel safe and can fully enjoy their travels. If you're interested in seeing/experiencing more grounded local life, I am happy to share all I know.

I am a interested in learning new things and meeting new people. People say I'm kind of nice.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My wife (www.couchsurfing.com/people/zhil) and I hosted CS folks in our apartment in Brooklyn a few years back, which was super fun and very rewarding. Now we moved to Jersey City and are hosting here. Looking forward to meeting new people!

Interests

• graphic design
• photography
• film making
• eating out
• podcasts
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• volleyball
• films
• sci-fi

Music, Movies, and Books

few examples: Radiohead, Remembrance of Earth's Past, Big Lebowski...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good and easy company, fun conversations, terrible singing of weird russian songs (not fun)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, Belize, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Israel, Jamaica, Mexico, Norway, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ukraine, United States

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