CURRENT MISSION

To make people feel like at home during their journey

ABOUT ME

Impossible. Talking about myself doesn't worth it. Better we meet and have fun!

Note 1: I don't host just for the poor & homeless or because hostels are full. I host (& surf) because I've had some wonderful experiences and I'd like to continue on this.

Note 2: If you can't even be bothered to find out what my name is (which is amazingly easy), don't bother to request!

Note 3: I usually don't host surfers who are new to CS so make sure you got some references from hosts/surfers.

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Note 4: I DO NOT HOST OR MEET WITH PEOPLE FROM TURKEY DUE TO THE BAD EXPERIENCE!!!!!!! PLS STOP WRITTING ME, IT'S NOT A DATING WEB-SITE!!!!!
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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosted in 2015:

April:
Olga Belchenko from Belarus - 3 days

Ignacio Arana from USA - 2 days

March:
Moritz Butz from Germany - 1 day

Kim Dante from Korea - 1 day

Hosted in 2012:

March:
Marco Antonelli from Italy - 1 day

Marco Baffetti from Italy - 4 days

April:
Anthony Rodrigues from France - 7 days

June:
Luc alias Lucky Luke from France - 2 days

Evandro Marucci from Brazil-6 days

July:
Evandro Marucci from Brazil-4 days

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

visited 26 states (11.5%)Create your own visited map of The World or Free iphone travel guide

Interests

Good food, sports like skiing, scuba diving, bungee jumping, dancing and of course travelling :)

• arts
• folklore
• architecture
• beauty
• dancing
• womens rights
• dining
• chocolate
• beer
• fast food
• walking
• partying
• drinking
• traveling
• scuba diving
• bungee jumping
• skiing
• sports
• emergency services
• nursing
• tourism
• mountains

Teach, Learn, Share

I hope that my research will help foreigners to prepare to visit this big and strange country.

When you first arrive in Russia, you will be very surprised to see an enormous number of bears, walking around and seeking food. Only the elderly remember the times when bears in this country were looked upon as something really strange and scary.

Children were afraid of bears and asked their parents to hold them. Newspapers wrote a lot about deaths by bear teeth. These days, it’s amusing to imagine that a bear can be as frightening as a shark.

Russians greatly value beauty. Many foreigners are shocked upon their descent to the Moscow Underground. It is a great piece of art. But not everybody knows why there are no trains in the Moscow Underground. It might sound ridiculous, but even in 21st century, Russians can’t produce an item as simple as a train car. Serious problems with electricity are another reason why there are no trains in the subway.

I believe that the subway still remains so beautiful because the use of this work of architecture is limited. And, fortunately, everyone can view it, enter it and take some pictures. One picture costs about $0.0004. At every subway station, there is a photographer with an old-fashioned photo machine equipped with a magnesium flash. This is one of the reasons why fire accidents and eye burnings are fairly frequent in the Russian subway.

Russians use the underground twice a day: in the morning and in the evening, getting to and from work. A great number of workers and engineers go down to the subway stations. They are waiting for bears. A foreigner can tell that bears are approaching by the strong stench. Russians don’t even pay attention to this. They themselves have a tradition to eat onion and garlic and drink vodka every morning. So they can’t differentiate smells.

So, the bears come with wooden platforms on their backs. People get upon them and go to work. It can take 2-3 hours to get to work. It’s a barbaric procedure. But it is faster than walking. Indeed, the big letter “M” atop all subway stations stands for “Medved” that is Russian for “bear”.

Subway is open only in the summer because in the winter many of the bears hibernate. Walking around the streets, you will see many big mountains in the snow. Every such mountain is a bear in its mini-house. You can leave it a loaf of bread or a carton of milk--the bear will eat this when it goes outside to pee.
So Moscow is a city with a very rich cultural background.

The next thing is 50 facts about Russians you need to know before coming:

1: Russians distrust anything cheap.

2: The English word "bargain" can not be adequately translated into Russian.

3: Although Russians distrust anything with a cheap price, they are fine with freebies.

4: A Russian who reaches high levels of power feels it his his/her duty to put down those who don't.

5: In Russia you need to call the lazy waitresses over by aggressively yelling "Girl!"

6: One needs skills in hitting people with your elbows on the Moscow Metro.

7: In Russia you can drink beer on a park bench without getting arrested.

8: Russians gather in the kitchen and stay up very late, talking about "life".

9: Russians usually avoid talking about work.

10: During any reception in Russia people are immediately separated by gender.

11: There are a lot of police in Russia, most of whom do nothing.

12: Russians never throw anything away. Ever.

13: However, if Russians throw out half of their things, nobody notices.

14: A Russian stranger is likely to call you with familiarity, like "man" or "woman".

15: Russians don't usually say "please" or "thank you".

16: The Russian proverb "Arrogance - the second happiness" cannot be adequately translated into English.

17: Russians drink a lot of vodka. It's not a myth.

18: You don't have to fear for your life when walking the streets in Moscow alone at night.

19: Russian men are convinced that feminism has led to the collapse of the West, and Russia's historical mission: resist.

20: A myth within a myth: Russians believe that Americans believe that bears walk the streets in Moscow, but this myth of a myth is a purely Russian invention. Americans actually believe all the bears in Russia are dead.

21: Russians simply do not understand it when a foreigner from the west applies for permanent residence in Russia.

22: Dentists are very surprised when people show up for a "routine" check-up. So are doctors.

23: Russians drink tea with a centimetre of sugar on the bottom of the cup.

24: All Russians, from young to old, abuse emoticons.

25: The number of brackets in an email or sms infers the importance of a message. For instance - Birthday party tonight ) means a birthday party, but Birthday party tonight )))))) means a fantastic blow-out extravaganza.

26: Moscow has the best subway system in the world.

27: Despite having the best subway system in the world, there are millions of Muscovites who refuse to ever take it, and spend half their lives stuck in traffic.

28: A Russian will use the slightest reason to bring everyone gifts of chocolate. "It's your birthday in four and a half months? Wow! Chocolate for the entire office!"

29: Anyone who speaks a language other than Russian is automatically suspect.

30: On New Year's, don't surprised if you are invited out at 11:30 pm, drink champagne and cognac until 6 am, eat herring under a fur coat and olivia salad in a kitchen, and then party in a flat for three more days.

31: The only alcohol-free zones in Russia are McDonalds.

32: Smiling for no reason makes Russians angry.

33: Borscht, cabbage rolls and pirogies are actually Ukrainian.

34: Russians don't send their elderly to nursing homes or make their children leave after 18; instead they all live together in the same 1-bedroom flat.

35: Despite the small roads and the frustrating traffic jams, Russians still buy giant SUVs.

36: Sushi is more popular in Russia than in Japan.

37: In fact, Japan is more popular in Russia than in Japan.

38: Russians are extremely friendly if they've known you for more than ten minutes. If you've known a Russian for at least a week, you will be invited to meet their family.

39: Russians are also extremely emotional and passionate, and although they don't show emotion in public, they cry and laugh and shout and play more than Italians.

40: Russians care more about the philosophical side of living than the material, and have a folk song for every situation.

41: Most Russians are very superstitious, and new-age superstitions are en vogue.

42: Russians are passionate lovers, and will quarrel like bitter enemies and make out like porn stars in public.

43: Russians love to criticsize their own country, but will be offended if a foreigner does.

44: If a cashier manages to not break anything while scanning your items, they have provided good customer service.

45: Russians love McDonald's, KFC, Subway and Burger King more than Americans.

46: Russians spoil their kids rotten, and then magically expect them to behave responsibly at the age of 18.

47: Although Russians eat more fast food than people in the west, Russians are still healthier.

48: Russians cannot do anything that requires putting a car in reverse. It can take the average Russian driver ten minutes to parallel park (I've seen it countless times).

49: Winters in Russia are actually quite beautiful, and Russians are fantastic winter drivers.

50: Russians are actually freer than westerners; there are less laws and social constraints, and yet the crime rate is lower than in the US or UK.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Latvia, Malaysia, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Russian Federation