Hi! I'm Jessica, a Sicilian student and traveler.
I recently graduated in languages and literatures, in particular Russian. I lived and studied in Moscow for a year and travelled all around Russia by train.
I photograph in analogic/digital and I'm training all the time while traveling. I also have been practicing Chinese martial arts for about 7 years.
Since I will have a gap of several months before starting my master degree in translation, and because I'm always eager to discover new countries and meet people, I thought that the best way for starting this journey was right from here :)

Instagram: Pessicah
Facebook: Jessica Zappalà

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

During my travels I understood how important is to get in touch with the local folk, to be able to really live the experience of living a country from the perspective of its inhabitants.
That's why I'm here!

Music, Movies, and Books

I do not focus on specific things or labels amongst what I like. I am a person who is interested in multiple aspects of life and arts, I like to let new discoveries catching me and moving me.
But for the sake of conventions, I will sum uo a short list of things I like, because it's too restrictive to discuss it here anyway:

Music: Roberto Musci, Sen Morimoto, Death Grips, Ада, Созвездие Отрезок, Howie Lee, Baustelle, Dai Fujikura, Hiromi Uehara, King Krule, Кино, Benjamin Clementine and many others

Directors: Tarkovskij, Ozu, Kong Kar-wai, Miyazaki, Visconti, Fellini, Rossellini, Antonioni, Bergman, Zhang Yimou, Kusturica and many others
I'm also a fan of Avatar, the last Airbender :)

Books: ...well it's too difficult since I study literature :) I can say that I love Russian contemporary literature, and for now I'm discovering Chinese literature. I also read poetry and I love non-fiction and travel literature. I really appreciate Italian literature as well

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some Sicilian language, of course! (Or Italian/Russian if you like!)
I can teach you how to cook Sicilian/Italian dishes properly
In summer I can drive you with my 33yo Vespa all around my favorite spots of the area

Please, teach me everything you like! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Russian Federation