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Overview

  • 20 references 15 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Croatian, English, French, Italian, Spanish
  • 44, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • Translator
  • Master in translation and communication
  • From Split, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Smile, smile and ... smile :-)

ABOUT ME

Now: Translator (English, Italian, French, Croatian) and communication specialist

Used to be: Sports journalist & language teacher

PHILOSOPHY

Love thy cat!!! MURKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Ilija😈

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Since I've joined CS while already travelling, I've so far only surfed couches. Once back home though, I'll not only try to spread the word about it in Croatia but most definitely do my best to help wanderers in need.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Larry - Phoenix, Tim - Las Vegas, Brenda - Tucson, Jarocha - Los Angeles, Lilla - San Diego, Rob - La Mision, Mexico, Rahul - New York, Anna - San Francisco, Lindsay - Los Angeles, Rob - London (2), Laurent - Paris (3), Fabien - Paris (2), Ivan - Bratislava, Joe - Bratislava, Peter - Brussels, Dena - Shanghai, Aquila - Daegu, Tahsin - Istanbul, Robert - Goteborg

Interests

Sports - tennis, running, swimming, cycling
Football, football, football - Hajduk zivi vjecno!!!!!!!!
Writing: sports journalist: Sportnet.hr
Reading: bookstores are among the first places I hit wherever I go. Favourite book and the one I did my thesis on - Joseph Heller's: Catch 22. Italian comics especially the work of Magnus and Bunker: Alan Ford are the masterpieces of their own kind, though.
Photography

  • cats
  • fish
  • writing
  • books
  • comics
  • reading
  • traveling
  • fishing
  • sports
  • soccer
  • tennis
  • swimming
  • teaching
  • journalism
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Warriors
Television: Breaking Bad, Sopranos, Mad Men, Suburra
Music: Prodigy, Calle 13, Chemical Brothers
Literature: McCarthy, Adam, McEwan, Ammaniti, Cortázar... Favorite book: Catch 22

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Surviving Tijuana...

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach English, Italian and Croatian and in between classes boast my culinary expertise preparing you a wild abundance of fresh-out-of-the-Adriatic-sea all kinds of fish (sorry, drooling like Homer Simpson!!!)
Learn more languages (Portuguese, Swedish)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, India, Italy, Jordan, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Croatia, France

Old School Badges

  • 4 Vouches

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