Hey, I'm Constantina -from and currently living -in Cyprus. I am a proud mutt, born to an Algerian father and a Greekcypriot mother.

I would say that coming from a mixed family background enabled me to understand and appreciate diversity and tolerance very early on. I strongly believe that traveling and meeting new places and cultures is always a soul-nourishing experience.

I am also passionate about languages and self-taught in Spanish. I am a native Greek speaker and (I'd like to think) fluent English speaker. I took classes of French and Italian, and I am currently undertaking classes of German. Fun fact : I have a teaching method of Korean and Arabic because there was a time that I thought learning both languages through a text book would be possible :p

I have lived in Madrid for six months as an Erasmus student during my undergrad, and I've lived in Barcelona for a year as a masters student. Needless to say that I absolutely love the city of Bcn. I also had a stay of two months in Pamplona as part of my masters.

I love animals, I was a foster mum to two beautiful strays named Lulu and Murphy that I later on adopted. I also have three cats, so I'm both a cats & a dogs person.

I also love to volunteer whenever I can, and helping others. I've learned that volunteering and giving to others can prove to be even more beneficial to givers, both physically and emotionally as it puts your worries into perspective.

I am a friendly and open-minded person and I care about people. I am something in between an introvert & extrovert (haven't figured it out yet) , I guess I can appreciate solitude as much as I appreciate being around people is one way of putting it. I tend to avoid shallow conversations, I am more interested in getting to know the other person on a deeper level.

I tend to despise racists, sexists, misogynists, homophobes or anyone who supports and/ or stays silent on any form of discrimination . Ending this on such a positive tone.. 😅

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Here because I want to travel, meet new people, have new experiences & generally spice up my life.

Interests

Languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I love and I can listen to all kinds of music with the exception of metal and anything related (no judging to those who do listen to this genre though).

I am also really into vintage songs & artists but I'm okay listening to anything that pleases my ears.

One of my favorite songs: Fast car by Tracy Chapman.It just makes my heart happy.

Movies: If I want to watch sth to relax, good comedies will do. I used to be into romantic comedies, but I've had enough of those.

I guess again, I'm okay watching anything that is not 100% stupid and pointless.

TV shows : currently watching Black Mirror, and finished Narcos not very long ago.

Also into documentaries.

I enjoy watching comedy from Wanda Sykes, George Carlin and more recently Trevor Noah, S. Colbert roasting Trump.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cyprus, Spain