About

Kastoria, Greece. Autumn 2024

I'm a frontend software developer at T-Digital by Deutsche Telekom, based in Thessaloniki, Greece. Before this, I worked for 10 years as a military engineer, and prior to that, as a bookseller. I love clean and minimal interfaces, accessible homemade and local applications, and digital gardens.

I received my master's degree in Automation and Engineering in 2010 from Baltic State Technological University of Saint Petersburg, where I was born and lived my entire life. Over the years, I began to burn out on engineering, while simultaneously developing a growing interest in web development. This interest eventually led me to start learning software development during the COVID years. In 2022, I moved to Turkey, then to Latvia, and later to Greece, where I landed my first IT job.

I love hiking, calisthenics, drawing, playing guitar, and reading. I also enjoy film photography.

Now

October 2024

October marked two years since I moved to Greece. There were both highs and lows, but mostly highs. I've never felt so much purpose in my life or in what I'm doing. I also had the chance to see my mother. She spent a couple of weeks with me, and we could finally discuss everything in person. Unfortunately, my father wasn't able to join us this year, but hopefully I'll see them both again next year. After six months of studying, I finally got my driving license! I'm not sure when I'll take my first trip, but hopefully I won't forget all the skills I learned.

August 2024

After two months of studying driving theory, I finally started taking lessons. The idea of driving has always made me anxious — and still does — but after a few lessons, I'm already feeling more comfortable. It even seems like I might soon be ready to embark on my first adventure!

May 2024

I began learning driving theory. After years of hesitation, I feel that I'm finally ready to become more mobile and less reliant on buses. Depending on public transportation has been a pretty exhausting experience.

January 2024

I resumed working on my website. I decided to rewrite everything from scratch and implement a new design. It took me quite a while to come up with something, but at least the process has started. I'm also continuing my weekly calisthenics training that I began at the end of November. My body hurts almost constantly, but I enjoy the workouts.

I've been reading Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto. Last year, I started re-reading everything I could get my hands on, and I plan to continue doing that this year.