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Overview

  • 4 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Russian; learning English
  • 31, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • No occupation listed
  • Gubkin University of oil and gas
  • From Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I like to travel across different countries by hitchhiking and meet a lot of interesting and kind people. I would like be a citizen of the world.

ABOUT ME

I'm 22 years old and I like too much music. My work is best work) I make musical instrument tank drums in my workshop. I sell my instruments in Saint-Petersburg, Moscow and Amsterdam (irondrum.com). Also I play guitar and ukulele. I can sing russian songs for you :) I like travel like a local and walk with locals. If you want visit my beautiful city, just write me, and I will host you!

PHILOSOPHY

I often think about the meaning of life and I can't find the exact answer (maybe because I have a russian soul:)). But I think, that main - freedom for every person.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would kindly invite couchserfers to my room in Saint-Petersburg. But I haven't shower room. I wash in flat of my friens. And if you stay in my home, you can do it too.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Through CouchSurfing I found friends in Rotterdam and Ghent. Also I met a lot of people without couchsurfing, and they invite me in them houses. It's amazing) I lived in different places in different countries)

Interests

Music, tank drum, hang drum, guitar, ukulele, longboard, snowboard, photo, urbanism, roofs, architecture.

  • singing
  • architecture
  • traveling
  • music
  • guitar
  • drums
  • snowboarding
  • hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Fight Club
Music: Muse, Radiohead, The Doors, Alt-J, Antonio Vivaldi
Books: Orwell, Dostoevsky

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

16 y.o.
I climbed up the highest abandoned building in Russia - 350 meters tall radiotower. Guess it's also the higher than any building in Europe =)

20 y.o.
I visited illegal very high new skyscraper under construction in Moscow. I was on rooftop and enjoyed beautiful morning sunrise. After it policemens caught me, but it was awesome.

21 y.o.
I visited illegal russian collaider - it is big ring tonnel (diametr - 21km). I with my friends descended on ropes on deep 60 meters under level of ground. It was very interesting. Policemens don't find us.

22 y.o.
I went to travel absolutely without money and visited 6 countries. Now I know how I can do it and I am not afraid repeat it.

I was in Amsterdam and I met very interesting woman on exhibition. She buy my musical instrument and invite me in her house. I lived there, and now we are friends, and my instrumets sell in Amsterdam :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach: HTML and guitar, ukulele, tank drum, how to travel across the world without a money
Would learn: English language

What I Can Share with Hosts

Usually I have a lot of postcards from Russia for drivers and hosts) But main is new good meetings. I show you my instruments. You can try play on tank drum. It is very magicaly!

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation

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