I'm from the USA. My companion, Mick, is from southern Italy. Our 6 years young daughter, Violet, was born in the USA, but raised in Italy.

We speak English, French, and Italian, and are happy to teach you ours and learn yours.

I started travelling the world at age 19. I met Mick in the USA at a concert back in 2004, and we've been sharing our love for music and life together ever since.

We live in a medieval farming village surrounded by nature. We enjoy a simple country life surrounded by green, animals, and friendly Italian neighbors, but whenever there's a festival or concert outside of our village, we go!!

There aren't any businesses in our village except for a Pizza restaurant across the street. However, the nearest town, Truccazzano, is a beautiful 30 minutes stroll by foot, and there we catch the bus to travel around to cities like Milan, Bergamo, etc.

We're non-smokers and drug-free. We do enjoy an occasional glass of good wine.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We're an international family brought together through our love of travel, language, and culture. We enjoy sharing our passions while learning about others. We encourage our daughter to explore, to be curious and open-minded, to learn about life from different perspectives, and to appreciate diversity.

Couchsurfing is ideal for this!

Interests

Denise - 41, yoga, vegetarian, tea, dance, castles, eastern spirituality, nature walks, music, exploring

Mick - 46, soccer, cooking, music, exploring

Violet - 6, dance, sing, paint, play-doh, ice cream, the color Pink, Winx, My Little Pony, exploring

• animals
• dogs
• chickens
• culture
• singing
• coloring
• concerts
• festivals
• dancing
• ballet dancing
• environment
• dining
• italian food
• cooking
• wine
• desserts
• vegetarian
• yoga
• partying
• clubbing
• traveling
• painting
• music
• soccer
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Mick & I enjoy all genres of music, especially Rock, while Violet is into Pop (One Direction, Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, Arianna Grande, etc).

Books - Violet is just starting to read and she enjoys Geronimo Stilton. I enjoy reading books on eastern spirituality and fitness. Mick enjoys reading the newspaper for soccer news.

Movies - Mick enjoys Comedy, Violet enjoys Teen dramas & Disney, and I enjoy all movies, especially black & white classics, musicals.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Gave birth to my daughter!

Teach, Learn, Share

English, French, Italian languages
Italian cooking
Ballet (I took lessons for many years, and still dance every day)

What I Can Share with Hosts

We will share a safe, clean, family environment with 'lots of hugs upon request.

We've got a comfortable couch bed for 2, indoor hot/cold shower/bath, and delicious & nutritious food ready for you (I'm a vegetarian, so we'll always have salads, fruits, and healthy desserts). Mick & Violet eat everything. (We have a little kid so there's plenty of junk food too, ha ha ha).

You can cook in our kitchen as you wish, or my companion will be happy to cook for all of us and we can share meals together as a family. (He's an AWESOME cook, so if you're up for authentic Italian food, he's your guy.)

We're explorers!! We will take you with us to festivals, concerts, on adventures, as you wish.

We live in a tiny medieval farming village, so if you're looking for disco clubs and loud, wild party nights, this isn't the place for you. However, if you enjoy nature, animals (there are chickens, dogs, and cows in our village), walks with beautiful scenery, and the simple peaceful life, come visit!

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Scotland, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Italy, Japan, United States