Hey, guys!
I'm in my early 20s and ready for adventures!
So, I am a Russian student but now study in the USA, Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Also, my job is guiding! Yeah, I work as a guide in the city of Tula, Russia. I tell tourists about a long history of the city and the life of one of the greates writers in the world - Leo Tolstoy, who was born and lived near Tula, the village of Yasnaya Polyana in 1824.
What else...my major is Education, I'm going to be a teacher of foreign languages...maybe =)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am in the USA for one semester and want to visit such amazing cities as Chicago, New York and San Franciso. And I promise that if someone hosts me, I'll host someone in Russia, I'll bring myself to do it.

Interests

Long discussions, wine and good food.
Playing the piano (not very good, but I compose my own music and songs), travelling, geography, comminicating with other people, cycling, reading, foreign languages, history and stories of different people.

• culture
• education
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• music
• piano
• cycling
• teaching
• geography
• history
• languages
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Regina Spektor, the XX, the Doors, Evanescence, Zaz, Arctic Monkeys, Alina Orlova, Muse, Rammstein, Cat Power, Depeche Mode etc.
Russian Music: Gorod 312, Zveri, Splin, Lumen, Zemfira etc.

Movies: Dreamers, Lost in Translation, Whiplash, the Pianist, Inception etc.

Books: The Giver, War and Peace, Sevastopol Stories, Crime and Punishment, detective stories, 1984, the Pianist, the Book Thief, the Giver, A Clock Work Orange, Catcher in the Rye, Anna Karenina,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent four days in Madrid with 22 euros in my pocket.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Leo Tolstoy's views; Russian words; cooking Russian cuisine.
Learn: everything new! Dances, yoga etc.
Share: Stories!

What I Can Share with Hosts

First of all, I have a Russian soul and can share everything you want. Secondly, I can share my culture, songs and...Russian CANDIES!!! They are amazing! Every American who try them is like "Hmmmm!!! It is the best thing I've ever eaten!!!". Yes, it is.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Egypt, Montenegro, Portugal, Serbia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States