I am in Palermo right now living for three months as part of a residency programme. Me and two friends are doing an ethnographic research project on migrant women in Palermo. I am always open to meet new people and learn about Sicilian culture, some words of Italian, get to know new places for having food, drinks, coffee or just a good chat.

ABOUT ME

Hey, I am Charly, a easy going, kind person, with a general positive attitude, caring, sociable. I love travelling, see new places and learn new things.
Normally I live in Leipzig/Lipsia, in Germany, being a student of Cultural Studies. I am about to finish my Master degree (finally) and will then, eventually, travel a bit before, eventually, settleing for a longer time. But who knows, life is crazy and one can never know what tomorrow brings.
People would call me latinophil because i love Latinamerica! I have lived for one year in la Patagonia, Argentina and another year in beautiful Granada, Nicaragua, too. I made another Latin-American experience, a 10 months university exchange in Fortlaeza, Brazil.
Also I spent half a year in Barcelona, Spain.
All of those journeys, times which changed me and my way to see the world starkly, I got to know loooots of beautiful people which I am proud to call my friends now. I learned to live in a whole different surrounding, speaking a different language, doing different things...
But actually I love the whole world with its richness of cultures landscapes faces and stories. Would like to see and get to know all of it!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Hosted quite a lot some years ago. In the last years I travelled more than I hosted. I love the reciprocy system in Couchsurfing and would recommend it to everyone! I got to meet so many beautiful places and people, its just an amazing way of travelling for me. Never had a bad expericence. Viva Couchsurfing!

Interests

travelling and getting to know cultures and its people, reading, languages, sports like volleyball, capoeira and yoga, new places, nice landscapes, good music, good people, good vibes, good eating, arts, movies, history, theatre, coffee and cigarettes, critical thinking.

• arts
• singing
• capoeira
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• yoga
• drinking
• politics
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• sports
• volleyball
• history
• journalism
• languages
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

favorite music? so hard to tell, lots of good music out there.
I am exploring the huge brazilian musical world, which i am fascinated of and in love with. quero morrer numa batucada de bamba, na cadencia bonita do samba...
books: Sergio Ramírez, Max Frisch, Vargas Llosa, Gioconda Belli, Julio Cortázar...
movies: Almodóvar, Iniárrtu, Buniuel.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumping down ponte Metálica, a bridge in Fortaleza, letting behind my fear of heights, feeling the ocean embrace me.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: German, Spanisch, Portuguese, do a headstand.
Would like to learn: Italia, Samba / Forró / Capoeira. Play the guitar.
Thats lots of different stuff, i know..
maybe somebody knows some of it and can teach me a liitle bit? :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook, clean the kitchen, make you laugh, read you a nice story, drink beer, discuss world politics, show nice travelpictures ... well. this. and lots of more stuff!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, France, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Portugal, Spain, Swaziland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Nicaragua, Spain

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