I was born in Naberezhnye Chelny (just one thousand km from Moscow towards the East), a city in the Republic of Tatarstan, which, being a part of Russia, has its own unique culture and language. I was raised in a family, where there was always music playing in the house. Having inherited my parents music tastes, I continue to explore this endless music world. I record some music myself under a moniker "Spicules". People call it ambient and neoclassical music.

Since the school years I have been taking interest in foreign languages and literature, that is why after I decided to study teaching and translating foreign languages. I take a deep interest in translating video games, I've been translating a few ones and even wrote a thesis about unofficial Russian translations (translating games can be as interesting as playing them).

In September, 2018 I became an EVS volunteer (European Voluntary Service), and now I live in one back-country village of France where I take part in a unique project which literally unites the locals and foreign volunteers under one roof! And now, more than a dozen people from different countries, we live together in one multicultural environment where we organise different types of workcamps. Here I share a room with a French teenager, a Spanish girl and a cat Manou.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I will not reveal any eye-opener, but I'm here to travel and meet new faces, to ask for help and give a hand in return, to share positive energy and emotions.

Interests

• cooking
• video games
• sudoku
• film photography
• silence
• computer games
• live concerts
• translation
• post-rock
• french culture
• drumming
• ambient
• ambient music
• french movies
• modelling
• contemplation
• korean movies
• music events
• japanese music
• music writing
• woodcutting
• world cinematography
• video games translations
• evs volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

I try to be open-minded towards different music and find gems in lots of genres. Among my favourites are Steven Wilson, Kraftwerk, Nils Frahm, Autechre, Buckethead, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Nine Inch Nails, Gojira, Steve Hauschildt.

Here is my last.fm profile: https://www.last.fm/ru/user/F7sh3r

I'm really fond of the world cinematography. France, the UK, Poland, Japan, South Korea, Russia – these are the countries that interest me the most of all. I adore the works of Takeshi Kitano, the Coen brothers, François Truffaut, Park Chan-wook, Satoshi Kon, Bong Joon-ho, Michel Gondry.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would be glad to prepare for you some traditional meals from my homecountry (Russian and Tatar cuisine). Also, I have some French recipes under my sleeve, since I live now in France.

Sharing some favourite music is always a pleasure! I'm always ready to spend an evenings just by listening and discussing music.

If you are interested I can give some lessons of the Russian language.

If you like to draw or sculpt I can pose for you as I have experience working as an artist's model.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Russian Federation