Hello there! My name is Slava =)

SPb is my hometown. Currently I'm lacking an opportunity to travel abroad, that's the reason why talking to foreign travelers is a perfect chance for me to know a bit more about the world. One can say that speaking English and learning about western culture is my hobby =) During weekends I'm a usual guest in a dozen of speaking clubs in SPb, where we can also hook up.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Wanna make new friends, eager to tell any kind of staff that might interest you about my country and culture, stroll along picturesque streets, accompany in trips to close suburbs, give tips where to go and what to see, just chat and discuss different fun stories

Interests

• italian food
• podcasts
• youtube
• cross-country skiing
• computer games
• tabletop games
• indie films
• self-improvement
• spending time with friends
• accents
• black humor
• american culture
• british culture
• history and culture
• movies & series
• it engenering
• speaking clubs

Music, Movies, and Books

Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, Black Mirror, Black Books, Memento, Inception, Batman: the dark Knight, das Leben der Anders, American Gods, The Bridge, Let the right one in, Night on Earth, No country for the old man, Booth at the end, Edge of tomorrow, True Detective, Machinarium, World of Goo, Samorost, 1984, Drei Kameraden, All Quiet on the Western Front

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help practicing spoken Russian, my native tongue (anything related to grammar, lexis, style, tricky linguistics and, boy oh boy, Russian has lots of pitfalls =);

if you don't have a good command of English I'll also be glad to aid developing your speaking skill.

I'm also fond of cooking - know some simple tasty meals =)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, Ukraine