Hey there! I'm Francesca, currently studying abroad as an exchange student in Nottingham, UK for the spring semester. I live in Santiago, Chile, but now I'm traveling through Europe. Wanderlust and serendipity are my favorite words.

I would probably describe myself as a weird mixture between being outgoing and introverted; which of them comes out depends a lot on who I am talking to and the topic -of course- we are discussing. I don't smoke and don't drink, absolutely love tea and chocolate and enjoy cooking a lot.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think that the best way to travel and actually experience the real feeling and vibe of a place is to try to live like the locals as much as possible and what better way than couchsurfing! It is a great opportunity to be able to share with different people of different cultures from whom I think I could learn a lot and hopefully leave something in them too.

Interests

I love photography, specially black and white and mostly in any context. I enjoy cultural activities as ballet, theatre and opera but also love to go out to dance in a club or wherever! I'm passionate about volunteering, I've been doing it a lot for about 5 years now and is one of the best experiences. Also, I like hiking and landscapes but depending on when and where.

I've developed quite an interest in politics during my university years so it has become one of the topics I quite enjoy discussing. I love people with opinions in those matters too. We can agree or agree to disagree but I think there's always something to learn in these kinds of conversations.

• photography
• dancing
• ballet dancing
• cooking
• recipes
• chocolate
• drinking
• clubbing
• politics
• traveling
• knitting
• opera
• hiking
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies I like pretty much anything but horror and too-much-blood movies.
For books, I think one of my favorites is "El Tunel" by Ernesto Sabato. I enjoy also a good police/detective thriller or old fashioned romantic stories.
I listen to a lot of different music so I do not have an absolutely favorite gender. I like rock, pop, indie, R&B, Jazz to mention some.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've built houses in volunteering programs in Chile, also I have had the opportunity to lead some of those programs. I think that the most amazing thing you can aspire to do is to change somebody's life. I'm trying to go for that.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn knew stuff, mostly about photography, knitting and traveling, but I'm willing to learn a bit of whatever someone may be passionate about.
I don't know if I can teach much, probably could help with your spanish or a couple of recipes I like.
Mostly, I want to share experiences and adventures that you or I may have had somewhere in the world. Share what we love or what make us vibrate.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, England