Hello, guys! I haven't been here for ages! 👋
I got an offer to work on Seychelles 🇸🇨 but before joining the contract, I decided to travel for a couple of weeks in Europe 🇮🇹🇨🇭🇩🇪

I love Italy, Italian food and Italian people with their jokes and understanding a lot 🇮🇹 I’ve been there many times but around port areas. 🚢🛳️ Now it’s time to visit some tourist gems 💎 of Italy.

👨‍💼 My name is Vladimir Bakanov. I am originally from Russia. 🇷🇺
When I was 20, I moved to China 🇨🇳 to work with little kids. 👦 👶👧
I lived there for 2 years every 3 months traveling around Asia (Thailand, Bali, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Cambodia🇹🇭🇮🇩🇵🇭🇸🇬🇭🇰🇻🇳🇰🇭).
🦠The Covid started, I came back to Russia and opened a little school to work with 3-6 years old. 🌠

In 2022 I became a seaman🌊 and joined Costa Cruise ship. 🚢 🛳️I was working in Duty Free for 9 months there. It was lovely time, I was able to visit many countries and to attend many excursions as a crew. Thanks to all Gods, they took me for a World Tour 🌍, which I was able to attend for 1 month (instead of 3), and met many people in different countries.

After that contract I was invited to work as a receptionist on Astoria Grande ship (Turkish Cruise ship), so Istanbul became my 2nd home. 🇹🇷 Now I am on vacation, I am planning to visit some countries like Italy (Rome, Venice, Pisa, Milan), Switzerland (Zurich), Germany (Berlin) and maybe Poland (Warsaw).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

This is my new experience! I want to meet new people with life and travel experience!

Interests

• traveling
• music
• piano
• sports
• swimming
• english
• learning
• new experiences
• meeting new people
• accordion
• motivation

Music, Movies, and Books

- Robin Sharma
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Robert Kiyosaki
- Allan Piz
- Stephen Covey

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Moved to China for 2 years in my 20s
- Started Little English school for kids

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Russian, and we can practice English!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Seychelles, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Russian Federation