My name is Paraskevi but friends call me Ivi. It s a Greek ancient name !

I am 21 years old and I live in Athens(Αθήνα)!

I tried couchsurfing when I was an Erasmus student and I was really amazed by this way of meeting people , new cultures and different ways of thinking.

I can cook very well as my friends tell me , I ve learned some Italian recipes, German and of course the Greek ones. My exchange friends are obsessed with a Greek sauce named tzatziki that I could easily make for you.

I m à positive thinking person who likes to share moments with friends, to go out as much as possible and I also like to spend good time with my family. I like travelling, and having new experiences! What I like most is nature, that s why I always look for activities such us hiking in the places I m visiting!

I do ballet since I was 4 years old! I would like to do it professionally but because of being student at the university I really can't handle doing both of them!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I tried couchsurfing when I started my Erasmus
And I was really impressed by this way of meeting people!
I now prefer couchsurfing because you meet at some way the local people of the places that you visit and it s way better than staying at a hostel or by airbnb !

Interests

Apart from travelling, I am an enthusiast of MUNs, which are simulations of committees of the United Nations. You are given to represent a country and support its interests and policy concerning a very concrete situation or problem. I ve participated in 3 conferences, and I am willing to continue particpating at least until I ll graduate. You can learn more on : www.munplanet.com

Currently I am volunteering as a senior researcher at an economic institute , known as icre8, and especially be occupied with the SDSN GREECE. SDSN GREECE is the greek project of promoting the implementation of the goals for sustainable development. On 1 January 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at an historic UN Summit — officially came into force. Learn more in : http://www.unsdsn.gr/ or https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/

• dancing
• ballet dancing
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• international relations
• law
• study abroad
• hitchhiking
• volunteering
• international food

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Erasmus : Living 5 months at the city of lights, Paris in the third year of my studies.

Bungee Jumping : I took the decision less than a day before trying it and after that I realised that fear is no more than just a fake feeling.

Hitchhiking: and also giving a ride for hitchhiking in greek islands.

Going to cliffs of moher: I did the trip twice in very bad weather conditions, because I was really obsessed on trying get there, even if the weather wouldn't permit me.

Meditation

7 days trip, exploring France, without having previously organised neither accommodation nor transportation (Start point : Paris and visited Lyon, Annecy, Marseille, Aix-en-provence, Cassis, Monaco, Nice, Cannes )

Couchsurfing

Teach, Learn, Share

I know some good recipes of greek traditional food which are tasty and really easy to learn them.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Greece