I am a sociable person who loves human and animal company :) I love learning about people and their culture and I think traveling is the best way to do that!
I’m a grandma at heart: I love crocheting and gardening and I recently took up beekeeping!
I grew up mostly in Italy, but I spent my high school years in the the US, in West Virginia, where my mother’s family is from. My father is South African, so I suppose that makes me a Third Cultured Kid (strangely when I found out this classification existed I felt like I belonged somewhere).

I’m currently studying biomedical engineering, which I really love. My dream is to somehow incorporate my major with neuroscience research to improve diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses.
I love learning about things. I feel like there is so much to learn in this world and I’m always eager to listen to what people have to teach me.

One part of my life I love is my family. We are a very international bunch and the one drawback to this is that we spend our travel time visiting each-other rather than seeing new places. I deeply appreciate that I way raised in a very free environment. Simple things that in many other families were unspoken rules, in my house don’t exist (This doesn’t mean I won’t respect yours!) I find this freedom soothing and if I ever host you, perhaps you’ll find the same!

Random important info 1: I’m a vegetarian!
Random important info 2: I’m very active and I don’t appreciate laziness!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet and learn from people all over the world. I believe in the power of community, and although I’m new at Couchsurfing, I feel like this is a great one to be a part of.

Interests

• beer
• coffee
• gardening
• learning new things
• talking
• listening to music
• crafting
• beekeeping

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite band: Alt-J
Favorite Book: The God of Small Things
Favorite series: Friends

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Getting on a little boat off the coast of Mozambique to see a humpback whale swim underneath us and lift it’s tail out of the water just to slap it back down. (Apparently this is knows as “lobtailing”-I just found out)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook (vegetarian food), share stories and listen to yours!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cyprus, France, India, Italy, Morocco, Mozambique, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United States