My name is Alex, I am a software developer. I am originally from Moscow, but I am currently staying in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I am here to meet new people from all over the world. I speak Russian, English, Polish and a tiny little bit of Thai, so if you want to have a friendly conversation and/or to practice your language skills in any of these languages, just drop me a message!

I'm currently studying Thai language. I can speak and I can read Thai, but I'm terribly slow at writing at the moment. If you're patient and you feel like teaching me Thai, I'll be grateful :)

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Cześć! Mam na imię Aleksander, jestem inżynierem z Moskwy.
Polacy, piszcie do mnie, chętnie z Wami porozmawiam :)

Let's say you liked my profile and want to drop me a message, but you're a bit shy or you don't know what to say. Instead of saying "hi how are you", just ask me some question about me or about Russia.

Here are some ideas for you:

- Tell me what's your favorite song/movie/game and why do you like it, even it it's not listed on my profile
- Tell me about your most memorable traveling experience and why you enjoyed it so much
- Tell me something about your favorite hobby, even if it feels like it's irrelevant to my profile.
- Throw any Simpsons or Futurama joke at me. Bonus points for a steamed hams quote.
- Ask me anything about Moscow, Russia, Russian language, history and culture, even if the question seems dumb

These are guaranteed to spark a conversation, but of course you're free to ask me any question instead of the ones I suggested!

And if you still insist on sending "hi how are you", this tells me you didn't bother reading my profile, and I won't bother replying to your message.

I don't have any specific language requests - It's always fun to talk to people from different parts of the world. If you just want to have a chat in any of the languages I speak, feel free to drop a message!

I'd say I am fluent in English. I understand Polish very well, but I am not always able to express myself properly in Polish. I know very basic Turkish. I am slowly learning Thai.

Thanks to Russian and Polish, I understand other Slavic languages to some extent, so if you're Slavic, cool! Tell me something about yourself and your country! :)

I can help you out with any of the languages I speak, especially with Russian, since it's my native language.

I like traveling, cycling, reading popular science books and learning foreign languages.

I've been trying to learn how to draw since my early childhood, but I still suck at it. Despite that, I am still learning drawing and digital painting in my spare time.

I've also picked up 3D modeling recently. With my engineering background it's somewhat easier than drawing, and I am making a much better progress in 3D.

I briefly worked in the gaming industry and the never-ending crunch made me indifferent towards modern games :D

Still, I somewhat follow the gaming industry news and occasionally revisit ancient games (released from 1980s to 2000s)

- Anything with 80s vibes
- Russian post punk
- Russian rock
- Different kinds of electronic music (Synthwave, Sovietwave, etc.)
- Video game soundtracks, from NES era up until modern days
- Retro-stylized funny songs

- The Simpsons (classic seasons, 1-7 or so)
- Futurama
- Bob's Burgers

- Surely, you're joking, Mr. Feynman!
- A brief history of time
- 12 стульев (The Twelve Chairs)