We are Alina and Artyom, two English teachers and enthusiastic travelers, excited about meeting new people and seeing the world.
We are from Russia, however, we do not support the current politics of our government and feel terror and grieve hearing news from Ukraine. We truly hope for the soonest resolution of the situation and strongly oppose any military oppression and interventionism.

We both speak a number of foreign languages, sing, play instruments, and know a whole lot of amazing stories to tell. We are trying to be open to other people and value our intercultural experience. All in all, we just love discovering new and, therefore, set off for our journey, hoping to find kindness and understanding in this tumultuous time.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We believe that tolerance and mutual respect are conceived in the world where people travel and see other cultures, and urge to understand each other. So, we want to meet people from different countries and get to know them better

Interests

• literature
• theater
• meditation
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• languages
• creative writing
• psychoanalysis

Music, Movies, and Books

A little life, the black house, the fifth element, vivarium, Harry Potter, eternal sunshine of a spotless mind, dead poet society

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

While staying in Georgia, we organized music nights for the local expats. We were lucky to gather a lot of people from all walks of life singing, playing and drinking together. The best part of it is that these events are still there and going on without us on a weekly basis

Teach, Learn, Share

We play music and know songs in different languages. We are also qualified English teachers, so feel free to take advantage of our help

What I Can Share with Hosts

We always take our ukulele with us while traveling, so we’ll be happy to sing or play something for you :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Georgia, Russian Federation, Turkey