Ciao,

I'm a Australian circus artist specializing in juggling. I have just started training at Flic Scuola di Circo in Torino, so I will be learning Italian and studying here for a year. So far I've only done a 6 weeks on Duolingo, so my Italian is terrible but I'm very eager to learn :)

I'm a friendly, bubbly and open-minded person. I can be chatty and outgoing but I'm also comfortable with my own company. My philosophy is to be kind and I do my best to do the least harm in any given situation. I always try to approach any situation with compassion and curiosity before judgment.

Environmental/Ethical vegan but I won't talk your ear off about it. Happy to have a discussion if you're curious though.

I'm on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/maggierusak/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy seeking out new and novel experiences and I love meeting and connecting with people from diverse backgrounds. I'm new to the whole couch surfing thing but I've heard wonderful things from friends about all the people you meet and the connections you make.

Would love to host but as well but I've only ever lived in little rentals. We hosted a lot of international exchange students back when I was in high school though and that was a great experience so it's definitely a future aspiration of mine.

Interests

• arts
• cooking
• coffee
• cycling
• hiking
• art history
• science
• visual arts
• circus
• dance
• theatre
• gym
• veganism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
Genres: Rap, Hip-hop, Indie pop, Electronic, Experimental, Art-pop/Art rock
Artists: Talking Heads, Kate Bush, Bowie, Frank Ocean, Mitski, St Vincent, Belle and Sebastian, SOPHIE, Grimes, FKA Twigs, Death Grips, Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Pak, Tyler, The Creator, Daft Punk

Movies: Trainspotting, Silence of the Lambs, The Handmaiden, In the Mood for Love, A Dragon Arrives, Paris is Burning, La Haine, Mad Max Fury Road, Okja

TV Shows: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Bojack Horseman, Russian Dolls, Please Like Me, Sisters, Sense8, Sex Education, Dragon Prince, Avatar: The Last Air Bender.

Books: The Golden Finch, The Vegetarian, Kafka on the Shore, Norwegian Wood, Normal People, Secret History

Games: Mass effect, Portal, Dragon Age, Legend of Zelda (all of them but particularly Wind Waker)

Manga/Anime: Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Oyasumi Punpun

Podcasts: Savage Lovecast, 99% invisible, Sawbones, The Moth, Nancy, The Guilty Feminist, Reply All, Radio Lab

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Juggling, how to make bird calls with your hands, tasty vegan recipes

Learn: Languages, the best places to eat, whatever you'd like to teach me

Share: Good conversation, a meal, a hot cup pot of coffee

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, England, France, Italy, Scotland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia