Deanna Smith's Photo

Partially Verified

  • Payment verified
  • Phone not verified
  • Government ID not verified

Not Accepting Guests

  • Last login almost 2 years ago

Join Couchsurfing to see Deanna’s full profile.

Overview

  • 21 references 17 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Spanish; learning Italian, Romanian, Thai
  • 43, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • My own boss - total freedom (",)
  • University of LIFE
  • From London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Profile 100% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To be the best CS Host in London!

ABOUT ME

I am a free spirit... I have lived in many different countries have a mixed heritage. I was born in Thailand, but grew up in Spain and England. I have always loved to travel and find it exciting when I arrive to a new place and discover a new culture and language! Hope to live in an eco friendly house (perhaps built by myself) a self-sufficient lifestyle in the near future.
I am artistic and enjoy painting, drawing, dancing and playing the guitar. I love nature and walking/cycling cycle around the Europe.

PHILOSOPHY

Love is all you need... all you need is love... SPREAD THE LOVE and there will be PEACE in the world

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far ...
Apologies it has been a while since I hope to be able to host again in 2022

HOSTED

Leonardo Magnani, Italy 12-14 Oct 09
Leonardo Blanco, Argentina 16-19 Sep 09
Tim O'Connor, Hawaii 5-6 Sep 2009
Clemens, Vienna, Austria 18-23 Aug 2009
Pranzolo(Paolo), Catanzaro,Italy 21-22 Jun 2009
Daniel Burgess, Fremont,USA 27-28 Apr 2009
Thomas Soininen, Turku, Finland 13-14 Apr 2009
Lars Lamborg, Krostadelva, Norway 8-11 Apr 2009
Joshua Richeson, Knoxville, USA 13-14 Mar 2009
Ethan Hunt (Tomoya) , Kyoto, Japan 4-5 Feb 2009

COUCHSURFED
Nino Lucci, Barcelona 17-20 Oct 09
Loic Baque, Salon de Provence, France 12-15 Sep09
Werner,Zurich 29Aug1Sep09
Peter Hainzl, Vienna, Austria 7-8 July 2009
Daniela Joechtl, Vienna Austria 4-6 July 2009
Andreas Fleischmann, Memmingnen,Germany 28-30Jun 2009
Will Flewett, Brighton, England 26 Apr 2009
Yves Chastang, Grenoble, France Sept 29-1Oct 2008

Interests

Philosophy, Arts, Sociology, Astronomy, Psychology, Sculpture (Rodin etc),Paintings, Languages and cultures, Badminton Tennis Swimming and cycling, Food/nutrition, Travel, Herbs, Architecture, Ballet, Food and film festivals, Coffee shops and Gastropubs, Latin America, Foreign films, Planting trees, Coffee and chocolate, Dressmaking, Ecology, Geography and Geopolitics.

  • arts
  • culture
  • architecture
  • festivals
  • film festivals
  • dancing
  • ballet dancing
  • dining
  • chocolate
  • coffee
  • walking
  • crafts
  • movies
  • traveling
  • painting
  • drawing
  • music
  • guitar
  • world music
  • cycling
  • rock climbing
  • tennis
  • swimming
  • badminton
  • astronomy
  • ecology
  • geography
  • geopolitics
  • languages
  • psychology
  • sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Books, documentaries, movies that make you THINK: I believe its important that what you must be selective in what you read and watch as it will determine who you are... will shape you..
I enjoy all world literature and poetry there is so much out there that it cannot be covered in a lifetime.. eg Latin american novels (Fuentes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez...), all classic books( eg Russian Tolstoy,Dostoevsky,Gogol..)Krishnamurti, Noam Chomsky, foreign novels and films, Film Noir and realist films (Italian film such as Il postini, Cinema Paradiso...) Almodovar/Bunuel films, interesting documentaries(eg the Corporation)and art/alternative films.. I love to play my acoustic guitar and the piano. I also love world music and I am open to all sorts of music from salsa to rock to Django Reinhardt gypsy jazz!! :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing the two highest volcanoes in Madeira island

Teach, Learn, Share

Discuss different philosophies, I would love to learn all types of crafts (wood carving, stone carving..) creative arts! Also want to hear and discover new musicians and groups that you enjoy listening too... expand my knowledge on world music and culture as I travel

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Japan, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom

Old School Badges

  • Pioneer Badge

Join Couchsurfing to see Deanna’s full profile.

My Groups