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Overview

  • 9 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German, Italian; learning French, Greek (modern), Spanish, Turkish
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • History PhD, licensed guide, language teacher, interpreter
  • History of ancient Rome, German teacher, History of Art
  • From Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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About Me

Hi to everyone, my name is Slava and I'm PhD in ancient history. I was born and raised in Novosibisk, south-west part of Siberia, famous for its rough continental climate. Siberians are not those who aren't resistant to cold, but those who wear warmer clothes;) Therefore I've always dreamt of visiting warm countries and places such as Italy (where I work as a tour guide in summertime).
Currently I work as leading interpreter in the Italian global utility company Enel S.p.A. with one of its branches in Russia.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm looking forward to meeting amazing new people, with whom I could share my personal experience on a variety of topics, but more than that, listen to other people's opinions, interests and life stories, because learning such things is what makes life enormously rich and exciting!

Interests

I like learning foreign languages and conversing in them, reading fiction, fantasy and classic literature, listening to music as well as singing and playing guitar, swimming, playing table tennis, travelling and learning new cultures and mindsets.

  • history
  • german language
  • italian language
  • history of art
  • ancient rome
  • history and culture
  • history of science

Music, Movies, and Books

Those are from nearly all genres and epochs, including particularly baroque, classic, romantic era music, rock'n'roll, rock, punk-rock and soft-rock italian and german bands and singers, as well as some best examples of modern pop music. All in all, I like music that either conveys powerful meaning via words or has a strong development in melody or movement in rhythm. I like all kinds of movies as long as they send you some interesting message from artistic or moral point of view and I read books that can enrich my life in different ways

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've worked high in the mountains of Altay in a research group of archeologists digging the past. I understood that I not only love mountain landscapes and nature but also admire scientific quest for forgotten civilizations.

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach you 3 foreign languages or my own language with the help of my own techniques which often proved to be very helpful, as well as share my attitudes on different controversial aspects of world history, culture and art

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Estonia, France, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Germany, Italy

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