🌍 Born and raised in Paris, France with an Italian first name and Russian surname - I speak 5 languages!

✌🏽Easy going, super curious and always on the look out to discuss topics and learn new things. I love to meet new people, go on adventures and travel!

📍 Living & working in São Paulo, Brazil 🇧🇷 after having worked 3 years in France and already lived here during a year in 2015-2016 as an exchange student 👩🏼‍🎓

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

📯 Let’s be honest. Like most of us here, at first I was a broke student and I saw CS as a really convenient way to travel - and especially to start traveling alone!

🙏🏽 It soon turned out to be so much more than just a free hotel. A really cool and unusual way to visit places and understand local cultures. I enjoyed so much spending evenings with the CS hosts while being quite independent during daytime to go around (though I really love being shown around as well when possible)

🚨I got used to getting off my comfort zone and I love the idea of feeling at home wherever on this planet THANKS TO YOU ALL!

⛺️So far I have only used CS as a traveler and have been blessed with amazing experiences and human encounters across Europe and Latin America. Now that I got a home of my own, I hope to give back and host as well to grasp the full CS experience!

🇧🇷 Welcome to São Paulo!
You’ll see it is quite an underrated city that really deserves to be discovered with the right local tips.
Most travelers skip it while touring South America, you should definitely give it a chance 💌

Interests

• culture
• photography
• dancing
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• surfing
• economics
• entrepreneurship
• languages
• sociology
• food
• cinema
• trekking
• feminism
• social entrepreneurship

Music, Movies, and Books

🥁 Brace yourself ! I enjoy anything from jazz, rock and classical music to tropical latino beats, Balkan music & reaggaeton... Always pleased to discover local artists !

🎬 I simply love movies (especially independent movies) and I am always in for some local advices and screenings while traveling. My sister is a rising movie director back in France!

📚 For years I swore I wouldn’t like it, but I’ve been a proud Kindle convert for years now - and it makes such a difference when living abroad. Everytime I read or hear about a book, I download it right away! Hence my reading list is wide from feminist essays to fictions and historical books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

🇷🇺 Traveled through Russia on the transsiberian train during one month, only staying with people through CS when I got off the train.

🚂 Took part in the Jagriti Yatra: a 2-weeks inspirational train journey across India to meet the country's most innovative social enterprises with 450 fellow youngsters.

What I Can Share with Hosts

👋 My energy & curiosity
🇧🇷 Some travel and language tips
🎤 Great discussions on societal, political & environmental issues
🍳 French food cooking... or any food actually!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, France, Russian Federation, Spain, United States