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Overview

  • 20 references 17 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Russian; learning Chinese (Simplified)
  • 32, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • PhD student
  • MIPT, MS in applied math/physics
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

My life in short:
I grew up in a small coastal town near Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Then I moved to Moscow for college, and then, finally, I found myself in the middle of Texas. I also was a visiting student in Berlin and Geneva.

Besides these large-scale moves I travelled around a bit.
Most recent list of visited countries:
https://nomadmania.com/profile/8196

Fully vaccinated (2+booster)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

to meet new people

Interests

theoretical physics, travelling, tea, crystallography, books, art, biology, modern and classical music, cinematography, design.

  • arts
  • books
  • design
  • traveling
  • music
  • classical music
  • biology
  • physics
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

books: Dostoevsky, Kafka, Hemingway, Lem, Tolstoy, Hamsun
movies: Nine days of a year, The Passion of Anna, Patton, The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Touching the void, Apocalypse now, In Bruges, Whiplash

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

completed my profile here

Teach, Learn, Share

how to reach the most northern point of Europe by foot
basics about communication with seals
FAQ about selling pancakes on Spitsbergen

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Russian Federation, Switzerland, United States

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