We are a young family of three: husband, working in IT, wife - speech and language therapist and grant writer and baby daughter.

I work as a speech and language therapist with children, neurotypicals, and neurodiverse (I also have ADHD :D). In addition, I've been involved in international youth work and projects for 13 years, participated in youth organizations and international events, trainings, volunteered at Winter Paralympic Games 2014.
Alex lived in South Korea and volunteered in Mexico and Iceland. He is an experienced quality assurance engineer. He is a very decent, polite, calm, and tactful person, he listens carefully to people and is ready to help.
Our daughter is a charming, smiling girl, obsessed with pets and dancing, she survived 4 days Indian wedding =P

We are from Moscow and last year been living in Moldova and have been exploring Europe and the Near East region for three months - Serbia, Egypt, Oman, and Iran. We had been considering hosting people since our three-month trip in the autumn. Now that we're back from a fantastic wedding in India, we're finally ready to start our hosting journey.

That would be equally cool to be hosted by a local and experience an authentic vibe. We love to cook and read books also we are neat at home and respect the people around us.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Looking to host and be hosted by enthusiastic people, who are full of love for life, depth, interests, and sociable.

We are excited to host you and look forward to a positive experience for everyone. To ensure a comfortable stay for both you and our family, please adhere to the following house rules:

- Smoking is strictly prohibited inside the flat. If you need to smoke, please do so outside and away from the building.

- We do not tolerate any form of hate speech or discrimination. This includes, but is not limited to, sexism, LGBT hate, racism, religious intolerance, and ableism.

- Please keep your living area and shared spaces clean and tidy. This includes washing any dishes you use and cleaning up after yourself in the bathroom, r, restroom, and kitchen.

- If you have any questions or uncertainties about anything, don't hesitate to ask us directly. We are here to help and want to ensure you have a pleasant stay.

- We have a special tradition of collecting books for our 2.5-year-old daughter from the places we or our guests visit. If possible, we would be delighted if you could bring a simple book in your native language or from your country or country you visited before Russia for her.

-Please observe quiet hours from 10 PM to 8 AM, as we have a young child who needs to rest.

-Be mindful and gentle when interacting with our child. Always supervise any interactions and respect her boundaries.

-Please notify us in advance if you would like to come back in the night.

During the weekend we are up to go for a city walk together or do sightseeing. It can be all three of us or just one person, depending on the energy we have and the place we would like to go.

From time to time we throw up home parties or have local guests, you are welcome to participate in them.
We have lots of board games, including new, also in English, which we never or rarely play and would be cool to try together with our guests

Interests

Life, people, books, music, traveling, board games, kids, parenthood, neuroscience, physics, cooking, swimming, gym, history, yoga, table tennis, grant writing, pedagogy, walking, engineering, physics, learning languages, guitar, trains, creation, badminton, children's and disability rights, walks, sea, psychology, deep conversations, airports, food, concerts, emotions

• books
• education
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• badminton
• teaching
• history
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Sigur Ros, Jake Shimabukuro, U2, Sunsay, Coldplay, Travis, Florence and Machine, R.E.M, Oasis, Avril Lavigne, Beirut, of Monsters and Men, Radiohead

Into the wild, The art of travelling, Adam, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Documentaries, Grey's Anatomy, Girls, Less than perfect, The Arrival, O'Clone

Brene Brown, Erlend Loe, Ivan Bunin, Ivan Turgenev, Ray Bradbury, Anton Chekhov, Brotigan, Jules Verne

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Helped to non-verbal child start speaking with phrases during our work
Gave a birth to a child
Climbed Machu Picchu on a honeymoon with a history of being a child with a mobility disability
Treated long anxiety disorder
Survived several chronic pains
Won grants for non-governmental organizations
Traveled for three months non-stop with 1.8 years old baby in Europe and Middle East

Teach, Learn, Share

Russian, and English language practice, playing board games, postcards, cooking, grant writing, helping with computer issues, going out

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking pancakes, acoustic songs by guitar, lunch, breakfast, board games, English, Russian languages practice, walk in area, smiles, postcards, house parties

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Peru, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Moldova, Russian Federation, South Korea