Hi! My name is Iri. I'm glad to you!

I live in St. Petersburg now. This is the third city in which I live. Before that, I lived in the far east and south of Russia.

I am an educator. I worked as a tutor of the Russian language, worked as a teacher-organizer, worked with preschoolers as a teacher. I also conduct a creative workshop for children from 3 years old and older. Before pedagogy, I worked as a photographer and journalist.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Good contingent. And I want to meet good people.I want to listen human stories.

Interests

I like to draw - I embody ideas in my creative workshop with children. I also draw postcards. I love hiking, traveling, hitchhiking - traveled with a backpack the whole south: the Caucasus, Crimea, Georgia, Armenia. In my free time I take pictures, ride a scooter, arrange tea ceremonies. I like to do a lot of things with my own hands: from clay modeling to stitch embroidery! I like to read in cozy cafes. Find new places. try something new. I collect postcards. I also love people.

• books
• cooking
• yoga
• traveling
• volunteer work
• painting
• photo
• ukulele
• forests
• inspiration
• instagram
• inspiring people
• sea
• feminism
• hicking
• postcards
• smiling
• postcrossing
• peace and love
• open mind
• positive vibes
• planning
• babysitting

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz, lounge, rock.
Alai Oli, Gorillaz, Atlantida project, Sixto Rodriguez, The Cat Empire, XX, Fleur and other.

Clarissa Estes, Julia Cameron, Virginia Woolf, Franz Kafka, Albert Camus, Mikhail Prishvin,Fedor Dostoevsky
Anton Chekhov, 20th century lyrics.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went to a psychologist to get to know myself real.
I traveled around the Caucasus alone.
I hated running, but fell in love with him and ran the race.
I work with children! : D

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking, parenting, teaching, drawing, yoga, traveling, do-it-yourself products, books and much more!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Have a conversation, share experiences, show the city in which I live.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Turkey