In 2014 I read 101 books, totalling over 43,000 pages. It was incredibly hard. With that, I have a lot of favorites some of which include: Siddhartha, Lolita, Fahrenheit 451, Brain on Fire, Good Omens, The Martian, Millenium Trilogy, and many more.

I can teach: Piano, guitar, russian curse words, how to invest in the stock market, random knowledge about the brain and neuroscience, and a lot of strange facts.

There is so much to share. Here's a glimpse: Masha - F/25 - Russian - Queen of the house, investment advisor and a bit of a nut. Can share russian words, piano lesson, and great places to adventure in Phoenix. Rami - M/24 - Syrian - Mr. Husband, bartender, great with guitar and cooking. Can share recipes for food and drink, great food spots, and insight into the nature of humanity. Kari - F/24 - American - "Wife Number Two", counseler, writer, and incredible person. Can share yoga poses, dog kisses, and lots of laughter about puns. Scott - M/26 - French - Kari's soulmate, anthropologist, star wars and star trek lover. Can share knowledge of lightrail system, insight into Arizona history, and video games! Dogs: Scottie - Brown - Little butterball that will eat anything you give him. Prema - Black (red collar) - Sweet girl, very vocal. We've nicknamed her "Sgt. Grumbles" Maya - Black (no collar) - Loves to lick and play, licks the air often.

I have a large hankering for well done lattes, with whole milk, 140 degree, extra foam, light roast coffee.... I'm a nut for coffee! After that, I have your typically russian-american interests such as: Dogs Classical Ballet Tasty Dark Beer Sour cream in my soups Backpacking Learning languages Neuroscience Making people happy!