Hello! We are Alisa Aznabaeva, Cassie Mikhailets and Stanislav Bandakov – exchange students from Russia who came to the US to attend a local college for a year. We’re really excited to travel around the United States and to find out interesting and beautiful things! We hope to meet new people, visit new places, make new connections, and learn new culture.

Below you might see information about each of us:
• Stanislav Bandakov - I’m a twenty years old political scientist-americanist. I adore cats, reading and Ireland.
• Alisa Aznabaeva - I’m a nineteen years old student from Saint-Petersburg. I’m really interested in languages and Art, trying to master my skills in Spanish and Chinese.
• Cassie Mikhailets - I’m a nineteen years old student. My major is business. I am interested in different sports, graphic design, and I also really like pets!

Social medias:
Alisa @spring_alis
Cassie @ksenia_mikhailets
Stas doesn’t have instagram

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We’re thinking that Couchsurfing is a very useful tool while traveling. We also consider that it’s a great way to meet new people and learn about their culture. Firstly, me (Alisa) and Stas started using Couchserfing together and we had a great experience with that in Chicago! Then Cassie, our classmate and friend, joined us here on Couchsurfing and we’re looking forward to exploring the US all together, sharing our experience and stories with wonderful people of Couchserfing community!

Interests

• arts
• culture
• design
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• languages
• museums

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - The Lumineers, INXS, Adele, Isak Danielson, Imagine Dragons, Lana Del Rey.
Movies - The Truman Show, Lost In Translation, The Proposal, Hunger Games.
Books - Dandelion Wine (Bradbury), Three Comrades (Remarque), Sherlock Homes: The Complete Novels and Stories (Doyle), Fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We think that one of the most amazing things that we’ve done is going to the US and study here! It’s truly a great opportunity to explore the country.

Teach, Learn, Share

We’re are hard-working students and can tell many essential and curious things about our world. We as well had experience traveling other countries, thus, can share something we know about them.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We can share many interesting stories, share our culture and cook our traditional dishes! Also, we can teach you a little bit of Russian or Chinese :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States