CURRENT MISSION

Actualize Change

ABOUT ME

ILENIA
I am a reader and a singer. I have been reading since I was 4 years old. I'm a traveler, my family took me to several places in Europe. I like experiencing new cultures and languages. During the summer I work as a tourist guide...in a cave! I hope my future job will be in the field of cultural tourism. I have a Nikon, even if I am not a professional photographer. My hair is 60 cms long, I haven't really cut them (only adjustments) since grandma died in 2005. I sing in one of the city choirs, but I enjoy much more the solo experience. I am crazy for Trivial Pursuit.

PHILOSOPHY

If you want to stand for your helplessness, you have to do your best at first. (That says a Danish writer, Peter Hoeg).

Always ask your questions.

Be sure you know the exact meaning of every word.

If you read, you'll never be alone.

Actualize change.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have couchsurfed from New York City to San Francisco and I'd be glad to host the people I met and whoever wants to visit our area, if they seem to be nice people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far, I've met:
1) wonderful people!!!!!!!!!!!!
2) people that said: "I give you the room, that's it. This is Couchsurfing".
3) people that invited me and then dropped me last minute
4) people that offered to host me last-minute.

Interests

I like American literature, even if Moby Dick was sometimes too much to bear, if you're not a fisher o a sailor or one who likes adventure novels. I also like tourism and travels, I really like organizing holidays and journeys. I love inviting people over for dinner, cooking for them and laying the table in funny ways.

• writing
• literature
• singing
• concerts
• dining
• italian food
• cooking
• reading
• jazz
• opera
• fishing
• sports
• languages
• tourism
• last minute travel

Music, Movies, and Books

Forrest Gump, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Thelma & Louise

Sex and the city, Grey's Anatomy, Friends, Game of Thrones, Private Practice

The Beatles, Italian songwriters (but not the crappy ones that we have around today, the old ones), Music from soundtracks.

Jack Kerouac's, Chuck Palahniuk's, Russian poetry, Game of thrones, Harry Potter

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I sang in front of people, once they were many people. I sing. It's amazing for me. I travelled from New York City to San Francisco in 35 days. I visited some hidden places full of crystals (Treasure Chests) inside the cave where I work. I went to Ennio Morricone's concert. And it was amazing.

visited 14 states (6.22%)Create your own visited map of The World or website vertaling duits?

Teach, Learn, Share

I am ready

to teach how to cook Italian food, how to sing (but no opera, only pop/rock/jazz)..

I am open to learn anything I don't know, cultures and languages but do not count me in for sports: I am simply incapable of practising anything without losing my dignity.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Malta, Monaco, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Italy