My name's Ivan, I'm from Saint-Petersburg, the cultural capital of Russia, living his best life in Paris.

Interests

Marine biology, cetology (aka whale/dolphin studies), applied anarchism, world history, translation studies, tv series, French music, Great October Revolution, cooking, travelling

• history
• marine biology
• jazz music
• translation studies
• great october revolution

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Dizzy Gillespie; Miles Davis; Kenny Burrell; A Tribe Called Quest; R.L. Burnside; Grand Blanc; Feu! Chatterton; Requin Chagrin; Кровосток; Spiritual Front; Blonde Redhead; Pink Guy; Sólstafir (that's what I've been listening to recently).

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: marine biology; immigrant survival skills; any languages I speak; cooking skills

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, France, Poland, Slovakia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Russian Federation