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I'm Mirtilla, I've been living in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) for almost four years. I'm still searching for my place in this world and, in the meantime, I work as a barista in a local breakfast place (coffee nerd alert). I'm a very cheerful person, I love to meet new people, visit new places and know different cultures. I really enjoy listening to music, watching films, going to the theatre, drinking beer and wine, petting animals, playing board games, reading books, taking pictures, hiking and a lot of other things.

I'm a Vegan and antispecist 🌱 and I love to cook, so you'll find good food at my place. Please, bring some wine 🙂
I also describe myself as a feminist, antiracist, and anticapitalist. I love to engage in discussions regarding those topic.
I am currently interested and learning about psychedelics (I am growing my own mushrooms) and polyamory, so anyone with experience in those areas is more than welcome since I have a lot to learn.

I live in a house with two other people, Greta and Isabelle. Greta is psychology student and Isabelle is a musician. We live a community life, we spend a lot of time together, and we love the idea of welcoming interesting people into our lives. We are three lovely, peaceful and open-minded human beings and we are more than happy to meet you!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love TO HOST because: I believe in community life, I love to have people around and share with them my home and my time. When someone arrives at my home I do everything to create a comfortable environment, and I love when people behave as if they were at their own house.

I love TO BE HOST because I think that most of the journey is made by the people you meet. I deeply need to create relationships because I believe that anyone has something to teach or share with me. I also love to discover hidden places that I couldn't reach by myself but only a real inhabitant of the place know.

Interests

I love photography, cinematographic culture and art in general (theatre, painting, drawings). I'm also passionate in creative reuse. I’m VEGAN and I support vegan organizations with street activism. I like to read about feminism, anticapitalism, and polyamory. I'm currently interested in psychedelics.

• animals
• pets
• arts
• culture
• books
• photography
• cooking
• beer
• vegan
• walking
• movies
• board games
• music
• hiking
• psychology
• mountains
• cinema
• nature
• feminism
• recycling
• veganism
• cinematography
• vegan cooking
• antiracism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: i love Italian Neorealism (De Sica, Antonioni, Fellini ecc..). I love Pasolini, Lynch, Nolan, Wes Anderson, Tarantino, Kim Ki Duk, Dolan, Lars Von Trier, Inarritu ecc..
Music: i love sad music and rock music, such as Antony and the Johnson, The Smiths, Nirvana, Pulp, Smashing Pumpkins, Nina Simone, David Bowie, Fruit Bats. I also love italian music as De Andrè, Franco Battiato, Luigi Tenco, Paolo conte and more.
Books: my favorite writer is Jonathan Safran Foer. I also love so much Pier Paolo Pasolini, Erri De Luca, Josè Saramago, Paolo Cognetti.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

* Sandboarding in Atacama Desert, Bolivia
* W-Trek in Torres del Paine, Chile, Patagonia
* Santa Cruz Trek in Cordillera Blanca, Perù
* Sunset on the Mount Batur, Bali

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share some of my time, if I'm not working wE can go for a walk, and I can show you my favourite places in the city. I can cook delicious vegan food and bring you to small, very Duch, corner bars that you would never enter by yourself.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Tunisia, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Netherlands