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My name is Izabela. I live in Milan.
I'm 25 years old.
I was born in Brazil but my family and I moved to the US when I was only 9. We've been in NYC, Boston and Austin (Texas), where I went to school and learnt English and (Mexican) Spanish.
When I was 13 my family moved to Italy, so I graduated from college in Italy. I've chosen to study languages: Greek, Latin, Spanish, French, English and Italian of course. I've studied literature as well as grammar.
I've recently spent a year in the Netherlands where I've learned basic Dutch.

I consider myself a citizen of the world, cosmopolite. Since I grew up in many different countries during my childhood and adolescent hood I feel comfortable anywhere with true people.
“Home isn’t a place.
Home is anywhere, just as long as the people you love are there.”
(Kristen Ashley, Rock Chick Renegade).

I really enjoy traveling. When I travel I like to discover more about the places that I visit that are not resumed to touristic points. I love know places from locals' pont of view. I believe that traveling means, not only knowing new places but meeting new people and sharing life experiences as well.

I was a surfer in past, but I still skateboard. Now, I'm learning snowboarding. :)

I'm a vegetarian, I don't smoke and don't drink alcohol.
I'm traveling addicted, I love go camping (I've proudly got a ARPENAZ FAMILY 4.1 ... you know what I mean!).
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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on Couchsurfing mainly because I'd like to meet people and travel. In past I've used Couchsurfing a lot to host CSurfers, so I'd like to return -somehow- all hospitality I've received.

I'm still travelling, as they say, "a real traveller never stops travelling, inside his heart", so the second reason why I'm on Couchsurfing is to be hosted by nice people, when I travel.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. -Robert Frost

Interests

• italian food
• reggae music
• kite surfing
• surfing
• snowboarding
• skateboarding
• longboarding
• reggae
• italy
• reggaeton
• walking around

Music, Movies, and Books

About music: I love reggae, Bob Marley for sure but also 60's or 70's reggae music. I've recently seen Anthony B show.

My favorite movie is Into the Wild, which is a drama. But my favorite genre of movie is comedy. I really love Jim Carrey, I've watched all his movies, I guess.

I enjoy reading and writing, that's why I've studied languages and literature! Verga, Pascoli, D'annunzio, Pirandello <3 , Marinetti, Montale, Saba, Levi and many others.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

July, 2020: Caminho de Santiago from Porto (Portugal) to Santiago (Spain) by foot 258km in 8 days.

I was volunteer during FIFA's World Cup 2014 in my home town, Curitiba - Brazil. Where I met so many people from all over the world.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share all my knowledge with you. I can teach you languages, Italian history and culture as well as skateboarding lessons! We can talk about arts, philosophy,
“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

I love learning new skills, I can learn very quickly but I also forget very quickly! So, I practice my skills as often as I can. Especially languages :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Italy, Netherlands, United States