My name is Stepan, I live in Minsk and work in an IT company. Before that I used to be an English teacher, and before that - a volunteer in a Hungarian orphanage.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here to meet new people and see their cities through their eyes.

Interests

My major hobby is reading books.
I also spent time volunteering for different social projects and work at a youth centre.
I like climbing, running and hiking.
I'm quite a boardgame geek.

I am also a beginner hitch-hiker and some time ago I have made a trip of 4500 km around Europe.

• books
• running
• clubbing
• reading
• origami
• hiking
• rock climbing
• teaching
• hitchhiking
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Chehov, Dostoevsky, Strugatsky brothers, Tolstoy, Pelevin, Dovlatov, Mayakovsky, Brodsky, Remarque, Márquez, Borges, Kafka, Salinger, Wilde, Shaw, Kerouac, Hesse, Murakami, Palahniuk, Adams.

Music: 5nizza, Nujabes, Radiohead, Matysyahu, Soad, Offspring, Guano Apes, Nirvana, Bez bileta, Muse, Greenday, Gorillaz, Bloodhound gang, Coldplay

Movies: Into the Wild, Donnie Darko, Memento, Lost in translation, American beauty, Revolutionary road

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

* I climbed a mountain in Crimea.
* I hitch-hiked 5000km around Europe.
* I spent a night on the roof of a bus stop.
* I walked Camino de Santiago (400km across Spain)
* I quit my job and went to live in another country
* I worked in Hungarian orphanage
* I enjoy washing dishes

Teach, Learn, Share

I can tell you about EVS and how to become a volunteer in any European country and live there for 1 year for free.

I can share some knowledge about organizing and facilitating an English club.

I can give some hitch-hiking tips.

I can teach you how to make an origami bird.

And most importantly, I can explain you why there is a dead naked guy lying in the middle of the desert and holdig a broken match :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

You can speak to me about IT stuff

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, Hungary, United Kingdom