I'd spent 20 years of my life in St-Petersburg before my wife and I decided to move to Europe in 2021. While creating e-courses, editing videos, and podcasting I'm raising my daughter to be bilingual (well technically trilingual, but German is for free :)

You can take a glance at a list of my likes and dislikes paying attention only to the titles. If you want to get more extended information, you can read a lot of stuff underneath.

LIKES

My daughter

She was born in 2020. If you have children of the same age, we are likely to become friends :)

New Ideas

I often implement something new in my life or change the routine.

To Be Useful

When I can be useful to someone and feel that any information I share has a response in someone's mind. If I something recommend to you (book, film, play, food) and you know that you aren't going to read it, watch it, or eat it just say it to me honestly. Because I need to know that we have a dialogue, not a chitchat.

Feedback

Give and get feedback on the things people share with me or I share with them. I have a list of books, a list of films, and a list of places to visit. Almost all of the entries in these lists are from the people around me. I like to express my opinion on the things they recommended. I think it's important and shows that you not only hear a person but listen and pay attention to what he or she says.

Sport

I work out 3 times a week and do yoga in the morning. Snowboarding is what we do in winter.

DISLIKES

Getting Drunk

A big party with a lot of alcohol and a bunch of drunk people around is rarely on my list. I'm not a teetotaler but I can have fun and good conversation without alco or restrict its consumption to the 2 or 3 glasses of wine or beer.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Since we currently live in a very small town in Germany, I find it hard to find like-minded people. I've decided to give Couchsurfing a go as a tool for meeting new people rather than hosting or being hosted.

Interests

You can take a glance at a list of my interests just having a look at the titles. If you want to get more extended information, you can read lots of stuff underneath.

Languages

First of all, I'm keen on learning languages, I find it fascinating. I didn't know English well 3 years ago. I couldn't ever open my mouth and say something. But then there was a kind of CLICK in my head and I've tried to learn it on my own. I'd been obsessed with learning and one year later I wondered if I can learn one more language besides English or it will be too hard. I took up Spanish and understood that there are no any difficulties whatsoever until you enjoy the process. At the end of 2015, I've taken up German because I needed it for work. I'm in 2018 now and I successfully passed FCE exam and got B2. Then I passed TELC (German) and got B1. I haven't taken any Spanish exam but I'm quite confident of speaking it.

Theatres

If you live in St-Petersburg and don't go to the theatres, you'd better find another place to live in. :)

Literature

I read every day I can't live without it. Reading a book is the same as getting to know a new person.

Travelling

I think it doesn't necessary to tell a lot about it on this website.

Board games

I like spent weekends playing the board games with my friends, especially the ones where you have to think a lot: Die Siedler von Catan, Jackal, Pandemic Legacy

• yoga
• movies
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• podcasts
• snowboarding
• sports
• languages
• children
• workout
• videoediting
• instructionaldesign
• raisingbilingualchild
• americanpronunciation
• isokinator

Music, Movies, and Books

Music

It can be anything.

Movies

Das Leben der Anderen
Das Boot
Victoria
Triangle Of Sadness
The Square
Revolver
In Bruges (We traveled there after watching it)
The Jane Austen Book Club
Seven Psychopaths
The Next Three Days
Changeling
Toni Erdmann
Interstellar
Inception
The Dark Knight
Inside out
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Stranger Than Fiction
La piel que habito
Volver
I Origins

Russian Movies

Курьер
Шапито Шоу
Дурак
Кочегар
Остров
Экипаж
Метро
Измены

My favorite movie director is Pedro Almodóvar. We've already watched 70-80% of his works.

Books

Some classic:

The Brothers Karamazov - the best book ever written, read it 3 times
Anna Karenina
War and Peace
Ward №6
The majority of books by Erich Remark (Drei Kameraden is on top of the list)
Fahrenheit 451
Love and Will
And Quiet Flows the Don
Калечина-Малечина

Business literature that has had a great impact on me:

Time-Drive (Time-Management) Russian author Gleb Archangelskiy
Your Money or Your Life Vicky Robin
The Art of Non-Conformity Chris Guillebeau
Principles of Social Influence Cialdini Robert
Plasticity of the brain Norman Doidge
Mind Map Tony Buzan
Dare to Live Your Dream, Barbara Sher

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Overcame my fear of flying.

I took up snowboarding in 2016 and have never regretted it.

I moved to Germany in 2022.

From 2016 till 2020 I ran a book club in St-Petersburg.

Teach, Learn, Share

What is the difference between this section and the one which goes further? :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

How to Raise Your Child to Be Bilingual
American Accent For Non-Native Speakers
Instructional Design
Video Editing
Filming (I'm not a pro, but I've been doing it for the last 5 years and I think I can call myself a semi-professional)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Russian Federation