"I'm very shy, and I shy away from people. But the moment I hit the stage, it's a different feeling I get nerve from somewhere; maybe it's because it's something I love to do."
Ella Fitzgerald

I think there are no better words to describe myself than the ones used by the incredible Ella Fitzgerald. I'm a normal girl, kinda shy at the very beginning, but when I start getting to know the person I have in front of me I turn into a funny, spontaneus, easygoing human being! I like talking about everything, from POLITICS to ART, spacing in THEATRE and PHOTOGRAPHY (which I love). I'd like to be a host as soon as I have my own couch to share, until then I'd like to visit and see new places, meet fantastic people and share with them a little bit of my "Italianity"! I'd love to show other people the BEAUTY of my country, starting from Italian food (I'm a more than decent cook!) :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here to meet new friends, to discover new horizons and to understand something more about myself!

Interests

I like to wander, letting my feet and curiosity guide me throughout cities and places. I love to take photos of my strange tours, I don't like the classic "postcard" shoots! I enjoy finding new points of view, new angles of perspective, to focus my lenses on something peculiar or something that stands out of the crowd.

I also like to perform, I'm an amateur actress and singer, I like having fun, fooling around playing roles and changing masks, I could jump out of nowhere with a Shakespearean rag, Molière line or Musical number. I know it might sound crazy, but it is actually funnier than it might sound!

I'm a intersectional feminist, LGBTQ+ activist, a supporter of All Lives Matter, in my mind there is no class B citizens, everyone should be treated with equal concern and respect and be able to have the means to achieve his or hers goals! So please, if you are homophobe or racist or misogynist, you are still welcome to write me and maybe we could meet, but just don't contact me if you're not interested in getting to know my opinion and discuss about it.

One last thing, since I've been a Scout since I was 8 (yes, THOSE "Boy/Girl Scouts", something like Russell, the Wilderness Explorer from Disney's UP) so I know how to behave and build things out of nowhere, I love camping and I'm a pro in pitching a tent! I am also good in campfire cooking! "Be prepared"!

• arts
• performing arts
• photography
• beauty
• dining
• italian food
• cooking
• politics
• camping
• tourism
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite artists? Passenger, Stu Larsen, Jessie J, Amy Winehouse, the Queen, the Killers, Kanye,....
I listen to Jazz, Blues, Soul, R&B, Rock (70-90s), Metal, Pop, Opera, Musicals, Indie, almost everything!

Favorite MOVIE? I can't really decide! Domino, The Fifth Element, Selma, Amelie, Juno, Into the Wild, Milk, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Pride....

And as for directors... I love Nolan, Tarantino, Anderson, Fellini, De Sica, Visconti, Allen...

Favorite Book? The Mists of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
But I also love T. S. Eliot, Ionesco, Beckett, Vian, Baudelaire, Machiavelli, Alfieri, Manzoni, Shakespeare, Byron, Krakauer, Levi, Foscolo, Haddon, Frayn, Calvino, Gadda, Dante... (I could really go on forever)

not to forget ART!
I love everything, a part from Piero della Francesca. I LOVE GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE: I have a soft spot in my heart for stained glass.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Montenegro, Netherlands, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Italy