CURRENT MISSION

Meeting more people in my hometown of St.Petersburg

ABOUT ME

Hooked on travelling.
Crazy about languages.
Bookworm.
Workaholic.
Sad music devourer.
Teacher.
- these are the words to describe me briefly.
As for my current occupation I work as a translator and I teach kids at high-school.
Teaching is not an easy job but I really do enjoy it because it gives me the feeling that what we do matters.
My favourite sports are swimming, mountain hiking and rock climbing.
I love to move but I also enjoy a quiet evening with a book on my couch or a cup of coffee with my old friends or with my colleagues that I adore.
I love to live in the XXI century because it gives me the opportunity to just run away from everyday routine, hop on a plane and in a couple hours end up on the other side of the planet, or talk to my friends who are scattered all over the world now. California, Paris, Helsinki, South Korea, Munich - it doesn't matter, you just click a button on Skype and you talk to people you love who are miles away.
I'm a very easy person to host - I've been on really long hikes in my life so I don't mind sleeping on the floor or sharing space with other people. And I have some useful skills :)) I don't mind washing dishes and I love to cook (when I'm on holidays :)).

PHILOSOPHY

"let's hit the road, dear friend of mine"
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the song "Let's get out of this country" by Camera Obscura has been an anthem of my life

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Normally, I'm a very-very busy person :(, as my work takes up a lot of time, but I try to host people when I can and I had some really great experience surfing people's couches.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Great trip to Portugal! Another great trip - to Spain. Couchsurfing in the US was pretty great too!
Some nice meetings in St-Petersburg.

Interests

travelling, obviously; meeting new people; reading; foreign languages; french literature; coffee; music concerts; teaching; hiking, backpacking and camping; walking around my city in the summer

• books
• literature
• concerts
• cooking
• coffee
• running
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• sports
• rock climbing
• swimming
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - too many to list them, but here are some names: Amelie Nothomb, Daniel Pennac - my latest obsession, Tornton Wilder, George Bernard Show, Oscar Wilde, Stefan Zweig, Mayakovskiy, Lorca...
Music - all kinds of indie, french neo-chancon, fado, Radiohead, Portishead, Cat Power, Alanis Morisette, Depeche Mode and lots of other types of depressing music :))
movies - Me without you, My blueberry nights, Amelie, Ensemble c'est tout, Dead poets society

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing right up to the top of the Elbrus Mountain, the highest peak in Europe. Ooooh, that takes your breath away!!!!!

Teach, Learn, Share

As teaching languages is my profession I could do that, but I also could teach you how to cook russian pirojki :)) or how how to survive in Saint-Petersburg metro during the rush hours :))

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Mongolia, Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States

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