I was born in the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk (now: Dnipro), but for 12 years I have been living and studying in Russia (St. Petersburg).
I can't imagine my life without traveling. For me, this is a way to see the world, not through TV and phone, but for real. When I travel I always try to find new friends - perhaps it will be you ;)

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1) If I came to your city:
It is not difficult for me to book a hostel or spend the night in a tent. But I want to talk and spend time with you. That's why I'm writing to you ;)

2) If you came to St. Petersburg:
Unfortunately, I can't host you because I live in a student residence. But I know the city well and can give you a tour or just tell you how best to build a route.
In addition, you will have a deep immersion in the culture of my country: learn the main Russian words, try the national food and much more.

3) Minsk is not my hometown. Now it is impossible to pay CS from Russia due to sanctions. Fortunately, application is free for Belarusians.
So I can only advise you on the interesting sights of Minsk and the country.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

This is a wonderful way to meet fantastic people and the opportunity to learn something new.

Interests

🔸I love playing the guitar and have been doing it for over 10 years.
🔸I travel a lot. Hitchhiked about 50,000 kilometers. I often go hiking in the mountains: Carpathians, Caucasus, Khibiny, Aragatsky Range.
🔸I study geophysics, but once dreamed of entering the journalism faculty. So, I do hitchhiking and couchsurfing out of love for a good conversation :)
🔸I spend my leisure time with student groups. University provides interesting options for collective part-time work for students. For example, we worked in vineyards near the Black Sea, last summer.

• tourism (туризм)
• hitchhiking (автостоп)
• photography (фотография)
• alpinism (альпинизм)
• journalism (журналистика)
• sport: orienteering (спортивное ориентирование )
• guitar (гитара)
• vocals (вокал)
• geology (геология)
• ethnography (этнография)
• volunteering (волонтерство)
• arctic (арктика)
• student associations (студенческие отряды)

Music, Movies, and Books

🎧 Music: Russian rock, folk.

📖 Books: Mostly Russian and Ukrainian books. Titles don't tell you anything if you are a foreigner.
But the most beloved in English: Goethe's "Faust", "Dandelion Wine" and other works by Ray Bradbury.
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Вениамин Каверин — «Два капитана», Иван Нечуй-Левицкий — «Семья Кайдашева», Константин Симонов — «Дни и ночи».

🎥 Cinema: Soviet films, psychological films, documentaries, about travels.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

There are 300 kilometers between Naryan-Mar and Ust-Tsilma. There isn`t road, but there is a river that freezes over in winter. I got from one city to another on foot and hitchhiking (snowmobiles).

Teach, Learn, Share

I can give some guitar lessons if you have one)
And if we have more free time, I will teach you how to cook real Ukrainian borscht and other national dishes, if you want, of course.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Guitar lesson, play the guitar, sing songs in Ukrainian and Russian

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Belarus, England, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, Ukraine