CURRENT MISSION

The future is unwritten.

ABOUT US

Chase and I met in college in 2005 & married in 2007. We live in a never-ending pursuit of adventure and meaningful experience whether that means travel, learning new languages or pursuing side-projects.

PROFESSIONALLY

Irina: I've been teaching high school Latin for the past few years after starting my first year teaching French. My dream is to obtain a graduate degree (Master and/or Phd in French Literature).

Chase: After graduating with a degree in real estate I worked as a commercial appraiser for several years. But my real passion is making things and these days I'm working as a software engineer.

PHILOSOPHY

The purpose of life is to just live it! Follow the golden rule, be kind to others, live in the present and question everything.

Interests

Chase: hiking, new places (Sagittarius), seafood, fruit trees, dogs, guitar, web software development (Ruby, JavaScript), real estate (especially valuation).

Irina: Paris, flowers, apples, French Literature, yoga, running, Kefir, opera, Pink Martini, long walks on the beach or mountains, green tea, art shows, street performers, ice cream! picnics in the park. Did I mention ice cream?

• dogs
• arts
• literature
• dining
• seafood
• breakfast
• vegetarian
• yoga
• running
• flying
• flowers
• traveling
• guitar
• opera
• hiking
• engineering
• languages
• software
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Life is Beautiful, Rome series, Spartacus, International House Hunters, Stargate Universe, South Park
Books: Ayn Rand, Анатолий Некрасов, Валерий Синельников, Elizabeth Haich, Vadim Zeland, Paolo Coelho
Music: Beatles, Chopin, Jazz, Bob Marley, Gotan Project, Carla Bruni, Clapton

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Imagine "Ice Road Truckers" but in Russia. We drove 1,300 miles for 24 hours straight on frozen solid black ice, only stopping for gas and food - quite intense.

Teach, Learn, Share

Irina: I can teach you basic yoga poses; if you are a regular practitioner, we can do it together in our backyard at sunrise. Breakfast tastes sooooo much better afterwards! I can also teach you how to make Greek pizza and can prepare food for vegetarian eaters.

Chase: how to plant a tree and be super-fly

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States

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