***I am originally from Russia, Kazan, and have been living in Israel for 3 years now. Currently in Haifa, Israel.***

Briefly about myself:
Always trying to make the best out of any situation and stay positive, love improving the world around me and helping people.

I work as an English tutor, I teach English to both kids and adults and I really enjoy doing it.

I am also a part of a great youth project in Haifa that takes place right in the apartment I live in.
Check our Ig:moishe_haifa


Get to know me ;P

- passionate about languages
- volunteer when I have a chance
- have acted in a youth theater for 7 years back in Russia, left it because traveling and theater are not perfect companions :(
- former KGB agent. Ok, just worked as an actress playing a KGB agent in a quest room in Israel… Sadly, Miss Corona took this quest room to a better place… ;’( 
- all for sustainability, zero-waste, and so on, but as one traveler once said “I’m a fan of sustainability but I also need to sustain my sanity”. So, I’m trying to pursue a middle ground here, but you definitely won’t see me burning disposable cutlery in the middle of a forest, and cities without recycling facilities stress me out
- love animals, a lot, I have a cat, who lives with my family in Kazan and I miss her insanely :’(
- nature lover (hiking is one of my favorite activities)
- not a club person
- prefer watching documentaries and youtube videos to watching regular movies and am not a fan of series
- love podcasts and audiobooks (my favorite topics are psychology and immigration)
- constantly listening to music (let’s take a moment here to thank Spotify developers for its existence!)
- have been Eminem’s fan from the age of 14 and fulfilled my dream in 2016 and traveled to Detroit and 8mile specifically while I was on the Work and Travel project
- don’t know how to swim and how to ride a bike (I know, that’s crazy) however, I can ride an electric scooter (not the most confident rider, though:D), and I believe in myself that soon I’ll conquer the water and the wheels! Yaay! :D
- walk a lot and fast (too fast for some people!)
- adore trains
- enjoy making lists :D

Alright, 
I hope you got the gist of who I am! ;)

While traveling, I prefer taking part in volunteer projects as sightseeing is not enough for me. If it’s a short trip and taking part in a project isn’t available, I try to learn the basics of the language of the place I’m headed to and simply check it out and meet there with the locals.
Love couchsurfers! I cherish sweet memories about my trips connected with those guys.

I’ve got plenty of interests and they keep on increasing with every year - all of them are mostly connected with the humanitarian sphere and art.

I will be happy to host you/meet you in Russia and in Israel.

And, YES, I am vaccinated three times already! (with Pfizer, if you're curious;) )

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because travelling is not only about the place - it's about the people you meet on your way!

Interests

Enjoy learning new things :) enjoy teaching as well :P

• animals
• culture
• documentaries
• acting
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• ecology
• teaching
• geography
• languages
• psychology
• sociology
• cognitive science
• minorities
• urbanistics

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite artists:
Eminem, 2pac, Nirvana, Christian Loffler, Worakls, Thylacine, A$AP Rocky, ODESZA, the BLAZE, Idan Raichel, Dennis Lloyd, Purity Ring, Crystal Castles, INNA, Eric Satie

I basically listen to almost of all of the genres that exist :)
dubstep, techno, rap, hip-hop, house, folk music, rap, trap, rock, pop, reggae, chillstep, chillhop, trip-hop, lo-fi hip-hop, country, ambient, classical music, rock...

Shows:
South Park (old seasons mostly), The Amazing Adventures of Gumball, Ugly Americans
I don't watch a lot of movies, mostly youtube.

My favorite documentaries:
Planet Earth II, Blue Planet II by BBC, Cosmos, One Planet.

My favorite content is about animals/life in other countries/urbanistics/cognitive science/learning languages. Also, I enjoy watching interviews a lot. One of my favourite types of documentaries are the ones about people’s lives of minorities. They help me to see the world from different perspectives. And always leave me with the thought of how different we all are and how alike at the same time.

These are some of my favorite channels:

https://youtube.com/c/SpecialBooksbySpecialKids

https://youtube.com/c/animalogic

https://youtube.com/c/LifeWhereImFrom

My favorite book is "One hundred years of Solitude by G.Marquez
My favorite non-fiction book is "Why we sleep?" by M.Walker

I used to read a lot of classical literature like Tolstoy, Diсkens, Shakespeare, Marquez. But now I read only non-fiction books...

I love poems of Yesenin, Mayakovsky, and Pushkin.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was born! Isn't that amazing?

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach you some Russian, English, Hebrew

Can share some pieces of advice on how to reduce your plastic consumption.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Many-many things!! Material and non-material :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, Russian Federation