CURRENT MISSION

It takes two to tango...

ABOUT ME

I am 32, very fond of traveling. I´m studying Italian and wishing one day to visit Italy. I´m a rather experienced Spanish speaker. I've been speaking English since my childhood. That's why I chose the profession of an English teacher. I have been working as an English teacher for (oh, God!) for 14 years! I started when I was 17, and now I can definitely say that this profession is my life. I´m teaching some Business English for the time being, and I enjoy doing it so much. I would like to have more free time to spend it with my numerous friends and also devote it to my hobby - reading and singing mantras, meditating and doing yoga exercises! I do like it!
I´ve got a son, his name is Yaroslav, but I usually call him ¨Yasik¨. He´s wonderful, teaches me to love Life...

PHILOSOPHY

Life is a very generous gift, and so I try to live every day of my life like the last one.
I try to focus on everything good that is around me. If I focus on happiness, love, luxury, I will by all means get it in my life. I adore meditation and joga, singing mantras. This helps me make my life more interesting and wonderful.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to know about new cultures, know new people and also show other people my country, my native town and places I love.
Talking about places where I travel, I would appreciate people who could spend some time showing me around the way they love the places they live in.

Interests

Musiс (guitar, saxophone), singing ( I´m currently singing in a women's choir, which is 5 year old now, it is called ´Dominanta´, in case you´re interested I could provide some videos of our performances), old Russian films, joga, mantras, meditation, languages, traveling, hosting people, cooking, teaching languages :)
I adore Spain, and I hope I´ll be there as much as possible, while I´m alive...

• singing
• cooking
• recipes
• meditation
• movies
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• guitar
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Book: Gabriel Garcia Marquez "Cien años de soledad"
Music: SKA, Russian folk and rock
Movies: "Malena" with Monica Belucci, "Todo sobre mi madre", "Hable con ella" de Pedro Almodovar.
My favourite city: Saint Petersburg, Russia, Madrid

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

On Russian TV there is a man named Igor Vernik. I hope Russians know who I mean. The thing is that his smile is always fascinating! It is more than that. He smiles every time, always when he is seen on TV or even in everyday life. I've heard that he is a very happy man, he has a wonderful wife and a cute son, though he's a teenager now, and they are happy together. I think, that his smile is his lifestyle. I wish I could smile like this every time, every single second of my life. Why not try it out right now? ;)

Teach, Learn, Share

If I were a teacher of positive way of thinking, I would tell my pupils to believe in luck and happiness and forget about misery, poverty and grief. Every day can be wonderful if we think of life as a precious gift.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my understanding of the Russian lifestyle, also I can share some original recipes of Russian cuisine (borsch, pelmeni, berry cakes, apple pies or something like that).

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation