Made in the Soviet Union, immigrated to the UK, and now living in Taiwan. I'm a British Kazakh who has been in Taiwan for more than 11 years and consider it my home. I'm a teacher at a cram school where I teach kids English. I live in a historical city called Tainan which is full of old buildings and amazing cuisine.

If anyone needs to rent a motorcycle, let me know. I have a Yamaha scooter that I rarely ride.

If anyone is interested in teaching English whether it is part-time or full-time. Let me know, my school is looking for more teachers now.

Here is a compilation of tourist attractions that are worth visiting in Tainan:

Shannong Street(old street, looks beautiful in the evening)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/KLc8r6jWM7E625mU9

Creative Park
https://maps.app.goo.gl/PPgsHnXJkvFwrUQg6

Snail Alley
https://maps.app.goo.gl/88AD5mLZSBXXns9B7

The Spring
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qLKXYrwvtAzPARX38

Tainan Confucius Temple
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Qa8cxigEJhiH6jVk9

Anping Old Fort(the highlight of the city)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LnRx8LSHse4Qj4U48

Former Tait & Co. Merchant House(a cool place to wander around)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/hyUco99wyrbreczaA

Battleship Museum
https://maps.app.goo.gl/BD91iosT4nwagHSRA

Eternal Golden Castle
https://maps.app.goo.gl/1t7MkxwA42YRDM9W9

Chimei Museum
https://maps.app.goo.gl/VRXjRuL7mgwBnvAz7

Ten Drum Cultural Village
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uZc1Dn2H69Q4LbsT9

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here to meet fellow travellers, share our experiences and learn from each other .
I follow the motto: Treat others as you want to be treated. So I would like to help travellers like myself cause I would appreciate it if someone would do that for me as well. And it's always fun meeting and hanging out with new people from different parts of the world and learning about them.

Interests

I love all kinds of outdoor activities and sports.

• red wine
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• billiards
• cycling
• tennis
• history
• watching movies
• science fiction
• meeting new people
• cards
• beer with friends
• swimming in the sea
• football soccer
• hiking in the mountains
• synthwave
• retrowave

Music, Movies, and Books

I love to read and watch science fiction.

Books: the Alchemist, Roadside Picnic, the Martian, Memoirs of a Geisha.

TV shows: Star Trek, Battleship Galactica, 12 Monkeys, Games of Thrones, Fallout, Walking Dead, the 100, Silo and the Stranger Things.

Movies: Interstellar, Back to The Future trilogy, Alien, Aliens, Terminator 1 and 2.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Iceland is so unique and unlike anything I've seen. Some of the sights look like they are from another planet.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some words in russian and cook russian food; share my experiences living abroad; and learn something new about this vast and amazing world from other surfers.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer to show you around my city, a company, share traveling and life experiences.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, England, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Philippines, Russian Federation, Scotland, Spain, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Iceland, Scotland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan