andrewguro
Profession: Sales Representative
Interests: My interests include traveling, tennis, alpine skiing, fishing, cars, cycling, and music.
Education: Bachelor of Arts - Emory University (Psychology)
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Russian (Fluent), Spanish (Conversational)
Johnathan H
Profession: Nurse
Interests: I love to talk. I love to travel. I love to meet new people. I love to teach. I love to play card games. I love to play board games. I love going to the park. I love learning about other cultures and languages.
Education: Associate of Arts from MGCCC, Associate's Degree
Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of South Alabama, BSN Degree
TESOL Certified
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Russian (Basic)
Art H
Profession: Director and lead tutor of an adult literacy program
Interests: flying (licensed pilot), hiking and camping, writing (published author)
Education: 1. Bachelor of Arts in English Education from the University of Michigan.
2. Advanced Graduate work in linguistics
3. Certified TESOL instructor
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Russian (Basic)
Nikolai C
Profession: Fisheries Observer collecting biological data for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Interests: I enjoy yoga, running, biking, gaming, hiking, reading historical fiction and sci-fi/fantasy, nature documentaries, cooking without a recipe, and traveling the world! I was recently in Costa Rica teaching English and planned on traveling around Central America but my plans were cut short by the COVID Pandemic. Right now I'm living in Florida!
Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science - Marine Ecology Focus
from Western Washington University. Minor in Russian language and Eurasian Studies.
TEFL Certificate from the TESOL Costa Rica program.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Russian (Conversational), Spanish (Basic)
Art
Profession: US NAVY Aviation Technician
Interests: I am a Youtuber in Seoul, South Korea who enjoys video games, music and meeting new people!
Education: High School Diploma
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Russian (Native)
New Zealand Tom
Profession: Teacher, HR Representative for a teacher recruitment company
Interests: Hi guys :), I was teaching in Vietnam until the Covid outbreak. I really enjoy hiking/trekking in nature, kayaking and swimming but love a lazy day at home blasting music or binge-watching a good show. I'm looking forward to meeting new and interesting people and hopefully learning a lot from you too :).
Education: 120 Hour TESOL certificate, BA in History, Anthropology and Political Science
Spoken Languages: English (Native: Australia / New Zealand), Russian (Basic)
Edmund S
Profession: TEFL/Sales/Real Estate/Nightlife
Interests: I love health/fitness/detox, teaching English, learning new languages, business, traveling, history, religion/spirituality, technology, self-improvement, martial arts, different national cultures from all around the world, and also different ethnic cuisines. Indian, Thai, Mexican, Chinese, Lebanese, and Georgian happen to be some of my favorite cuisines.
Education: B.A., Political Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2007
CELTA (Certificate to Teach the English Language to Adults), 2012
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Conversational), Russian (Basic), Bulgarian (Conversational)
Michael Lazimir
Profession: Sound technician, driver, film PA (production assistant), office furniture mover/installer
Interests: Hi! I travel a lot and have lived in different countries. I enjoy outdoor sports like rock climbing, swimming, snowboarding, skiing, surfing, etc. And I love meeting and talk to new people from different countries and places, finding out the circumstances of where they live.
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from UBC, TESL certificate from UBC
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Conversational), French (Conversational), Russian (Fluent), German (Basic)
Scott Kohler
Profession: English as a Foreign Language Teacher
Interests: I absolutely adore travelling and try to get out as much as possible; I've been to every state in America (except for Alaska and Hawaii), along with over 20 countries.
I'm currently learning to speak Russian. I've also played the guitar since I was 9, the drums for many years, and have played ice hockey and soccer since I was able to stand.
Education: High school diploma, TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certification.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Russian (Basic)
Vincent Reynolds
Profession: Network Administrator
Interests: I am an avid traveler and have had the pleasure of making friends in various countries. Which gave me the inspiration to help others connect to each other through teaching English.
When i have time i like hike go snow boarding or go scuba diving when the weather and location permits. On my down time i enjoy reading and writing.
Education: Dental Assistant, USAF, Advanced Open Water Diving, Network +, Microsoft Certified, A+, CCNA
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Basic), Russian (Basic)
The Eric
Profession: English Teacher
Interests: I love music, travelling, and films. I try to stay healthy by going to the gym and eating well. Some of my goals right now are improving my Russian and learning to code. I would love to hear about you too!
Education: Bachelors degree from the University of Idaho, majoring in history, foreign languages, with a minor in Latin.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), German (Native), Russian (Conversational)
Thomas Mitchell
Profession: TEFL Certified English Teacher
Interests: I've got many interests, so there's loads we can talk about! I like food, culture, languages, reading, travelling and much more! I'm also an avid gamer.
Education: I've got a Bachelors Degree with Honours in Mathematics and I am currently studying for a masters degree in Education.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), German (Basic), Russian (Basic)
jackschwartz1234
Profession: Currently a student - working as a research fellow
Interests: I have a wide range of interests. I love all things science, but I also enjoy reading and literature, popular TV shows, politics, sports, and movies. I am currently learning Russian so that is of interest to me as well.
Education: I have a bachelor of science in Molecular Biology and Neuroscience. I am going to be pursing my PhD in Political Science and Economics in August.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Russian (Basic)
Luke 31
Profession: Flight Attendant
Aviation
Customer service Emirates Airlines
English Teacher
English Language Instruction, Education
Vietnam and Russia Public Schools and private.
Interests: My interests are travel to exotic destinations and tourism. I was a flight attendant for Emirates Airlines before becoming a Teacher so I have many experiences of travel around the world :)
Education: PGCE
Education
Postgraduate Certificate in Education
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Afrikaans (Fluent), Russian (Conversational)
Kai May
Profession: Currently I am an English Teacher
Interests: I love to hike and be outdoors. My favorite past times include working with my hands, remodel work on my home, and as well as woodworking, and learning the Russian language.
Right now I live in Turkey with my wife where we serve in a volunteer work for Families.
Also my wife and I love to travel and see new places.
Education: I have TESOL certificate from the Canadian Institute of English and Applied Neuroscience.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Russian (Conversational)
Justin C
Profession: Online researcher, TEFL teacher, English-language editor
Interests: I love traveling and studying other cultures and languages. I am also a semi-professional photographer. I enjoy meeting people, listening to music, reading, watching documentaries, and being with my friends. I am from the United States, but I live in Greece with my family now. I have lived in different countries, and I know what it is like to learn new languages.
Education: I have a bachelor Degree (Foreign Language Broad Area) from Central Washington University, United States. In addition, I have a TEFL certificate.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Russian (Conversational)
Zach PR
Profession: I've been teaching English and training English teachers since 2009 but I've also worked on commercials and movies, a newspaper writer, and as a residential counselor.
Interests: I love traveling, hiking, trying new foods, sports, movies/tv shows, and adventures.
Education: Masters in English Language Teaching. CELTA certificate. Bachelors in Psychology.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Portuguese (Conversational), Spanish (Conversational), Russian (Basic)
Brandon Royse
Profession: Private tutor and Collegiate Lacrosse Coach
Interests: I love to read, play chess, and also play lacrosse!! It is also my passion to connect with others and also learning new languages (I am learning Russian currently and also know American Sign Language).
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Russian at Brigham Young University. Experience in private tutoring.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Russian (Fluent)
Hollis Ó
Profession: English Teacher
Interests: I am infinitely interested in everything related to communcation. I am a musician, a poet, a circus performer, and an English teacher. I spend most of my free time reading books, and learning languages. I am also an admin of a facebook page with 500,000 followers, which shares language related memes. (Steve the Vagabond and Silly Linguist). I spend my day surrounded by languages!
Education: BA Business, Enterprise and community Development
Entrepreneurship
A degree in the setting up, managing and HRM of social enterprises.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Irish (Conversational), Spanish (Fluent), German (Fluent), Russian (Basic), French (Basic)
John Green2
Profession: English Teacher
Interests: Travel, cinema, modern history, music. Anything you want to talk about!
Education: I have a Batchelor's Degree from the University of Manchester in History and Russian Language. As well as spending three years in Manchester, I also lived and studied in St Petersburg, Russia, for one year.
Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Russian (Fluent)