An inventor from Egypt in Russia: a new life and unusual projects (VIDEO)

What makes a person leave their familiar life and start over in a country whose language they don’t even know?

Michael Sobhy is a research engineer and inventor from Egypt. His inventions have won two medals at the international invention exhibition in Geneva. One of them is a backpack that helps redistribute heavy loads and reduces pressure on the shoulders. Another is an orthopedic bag that you can use as a portable seat. He even has a project that can increase the amount of sunlight in Moscow. And Michael is working on a floating restaurant concept! Michael is used to looking for non-standard solutions for a wide variety of tasks. But one day he decided to change the most difficult thing — his own life.

He left Egypt and came to Russia, not knowing the Russian language. Here he continued his studies, took up his own projects and began to build a life in Moscow. Why Russia? What was the most difficult thing after the move? How can a foreigner without knowledge of the Russian language build a life in Moscow? And did the country really turn out to be what he imagined it to be before moving?

In this interview, Michael Sobhy talks about his inventions, life in Russia, and the decision that completely changed his future.