Hello everyone! My name is Ali and I am from Iran. I am an English teacher with CELTA degree and I teach in different countries and cities.
I'm a Coordinator & Tour guide for Foreigners. I Teach Persian language to Foreigners and also Russian language to Iranians (Level A1,A2).
I'm Cinema History Teacher an used to work as a Film Journalist.
I have lived in Moscow, Russia for more than a year and studied Russian language there.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To get in touch with people around the world and share our interests and experiments.

Interests

Cinema, Music, Books, Traveling, Teaching, learning languages, different cultures, sports (badminton and swimming),
I'm a big fan of Cats and Dogs. I love them!

• music
• swimming
• tourism
• cinema
• friends
• foods
• computer

Music, Movies, and Books

I like European cinema especially Scandinavian area and also American independent cinema. My favorite filmmakers are: Bergman, Jarmusch, Bunuel, Vinterberg, Coen Brothers, R.W.Fassbinder, Reygadas, Kiarostami, Truffaut, Ceylan, Moodysson, Zvyagintsev, Wilder & Woody Allen.
Usually listen to Rock music (especially 60's & 70's) and also Jazz, Country and Metal. My favourite music bands are Rammstein, Tiamat, PINK FLOYD, Camel, Anathema, Antimatter, Johnny Cash, Ludovico Einaudi and Original Soundtracks from Movies.
I like German & South American & Russian literature. Gunter Grass is my favorite Author. Also 'Blindness' by Jose Saramago and Charles Bukowski's 'Pulp' and 'Hollywood'. AND Chekhov of course!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Farsi and English language & I can give my film information to them.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have a big collection of movies & music , so we can share it. We can have coffee or tea and listen to music while we're talking :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Georgia, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iran, Russian Federation, Turkey