Profile information
Travel information
I am currently
Travelling
My next destination:
Lithuania - from Jul 2025 until Jun 2027 View all
Description
I'm Vitali - a pet lover and farmer on the move.
I grew up on a farm in a village in Siberia
speaking Low German and Russian.
In 2012 I moved to Germany and since then have become a European - learning German, English, some Swedish and Ukrainian.
In the past three years I have been working remotely as an operations manager at international IT companies in Russia, Czech Republic, and Germany. Currently I'm taking a break from my laptop job - sharing my time between working on our family farm in Siberia and living with my girlfriend Hanne and her German pointer Esco in Europe. Hanne is originally from Belgium, but has been teaching internationally in South Korea, Germany, and currently Lithuania.
I also love traveling - exploring the nature and culture of different places. And I admire pets - as they make daily life so much more engaging. Pet sitting is one of my hobbies - so far, I've taken care of cats and dogs in Greece, Sweden, Germany, France, and the Netherlands.
My other passion is working with wood - especially creating cozy wooden outdoor furniture.
In summer 2025 we moved to Vilnius because Hanne is teaching at an international school there.
Interests
Pets
Gardening
Farming
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Russian: Fluent
Swedish: Intermediate
Ukrainian: IntermediateMore details about my language interests
This workawayer has indicated that they would be interested in sharing their language(s) or learning a new language. You can contact them directly to discuss this.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Gardening
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Able to teach about:
Languages
More details about your skills
I grew up on a farm,
experienced gardening,
taught languages and
spent much time with children,
participated in the project
‘GoCamp’ in the years 2017, 2018, and 2020
organising language summer camps in Ukraine,
worked two months
as a breakfast manager
at the oldest hostel in Vienna -
spending much time with travellers
and getting to know Austria.
In recent years I've taken care of many homes as a per sitter. I also love creating outdoor wood furniture.
Age
33
Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Special dietary requirements
No
Feedback
During his stay Vitali build a fooden shelves in our storage house, that we are grateful for. Also Vitali helpt a lot in the kitchen with cleaning and played with our kids.
Thank you once again
Their place is very well designed and magically surrounded by forests and meadows. It was also interesting to learn about how they built their strawbale house.
No day felt like the previous - we went on… read more
Every day I got three different groups of 12 - 15 students, an hour a group - and the sky was the limit of my freedom in making… read more
I find it hard to describe how much I enjoyed being with you, your heartwarming hospitality and all the many things you’ve shown me :wink:
Thank you for introducing me to Slovakia and the Slovak language, to homeschooling, to your English lessons, to the beautiful nature, to alternative… read more
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During his stay Vitali build a fooden shelves in our storage house, that we are grateful for. Also Vitali helpt a lot in the kitchen with cleaning and played with our kids.
Thank you once again
Their place is very well designed and magically surrounded by forests and meadows. It was also interesting to learn about how they built their strawbale house.
No day felt like the previous - we went on… read more
Every day I got three different groups of 12 - 15 students, an hour a group - and the sky was the limit of my freedom in making… read more
I find it hard to describe how much I enjoyed being with you, your heartwarming hospitality and all the many things you’ve shown me :wink:
Thank you for introducing me to Slovakia and the Slovak language, to homeschooling, to your English lessons, to the beautiful nature, to alternative… read more
