Hello there! Привет! I am Alya, 27 y.o. I am an illustrator, animator and educator. I am a fan of democratic education, Vygotsky, kids and art. I am very curious about natural life living outside of the city, art, animals and adventures. I like to cooperate, it is my favorite type of communication with people. So let’s meet and see what we can do together.

I am Misha, 25 y.o. I am a psychologist, I love working with kids and practice conscience risk with them.

Together we are traveling around the world. Our way is:
➳ Russia
➳ Georgia
➳ Armenia
➳ Iran
➳ Pakistan
➳ India
➳ Nepal
Myanmar
➳Thailand
Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia
Thailand
Malaysia
Indonesia
Australia
South America
USA
Africa
Turkey

Also me and Misha we do a research about childhood in different countries so if you are connected to children somehow we will be happy to talk about it and make a lesson in the school!

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004985567643 This is my facebookpage. Feel free to text me there but please note that you found my page on CS.

We have a lot of experience in traveling around our huge mother Russia and we would love to tell you stories about that. Unfortunately, our previous accounts was deleted because we had Russian accounts and Russia has started the war in Ukraine. :(((

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to travel without guide meeting local people. It helps to understand a new culture from inside the country. I think CS is the beast platform for travelers from all over the world to meet each other.

Interests

• arts
• culture
• performing arts
• documentaries
• diy
• education
• traveling
• music
• animation
• anthropology
• art
• football
• permaculture
• kids
• pedagogy
• anarchism
• alternative lifestyles
• alternative education
• sociocracy

Music, Movies, and Books

I research things, especially I am interested in different cultures. I like to know more about everything so I try not to have any borders in terms of what I listen, watch or read. I like to observe and explore different methods of filmmaking, music making, art and culture so I am mostly interested to know how things were done, what was the logic and motivation. It doesn’t mean that I don’t have any favorite things but there are different periods in which I dive deep into the study of something specific.

In traveling I mostly prefer to listen to traditional life music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I started to be vegetarian when I was 17. Almost 10 years ago.

Teach, Learn, Share

I like cooperation and I will be happy if we will find any connections with you and create something together, no matter what: dinner, write a poem, draw a comics, go for a walk, share experiences and thoughts.

What I Can Share with Hosts

> I can teach you English
> share my culture with you as I am Russian and I lived there almost for all my life
> I can sew anything for you if you have a sewing machine
> I can educate you child in art, culture or traveling. you can join us as-well if you want :)
> I can make an illustration or animation for you
here is my portfolio: https://readymag.com/gaztazbaz/portfolio/

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Georgia, Germany, Iran, Lithuania, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, Switzerland