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Overview

  • 29 references 26 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian, Sardinian, Spanish; learning French, Portuguese
  • 41, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Language teacher
  • degree - international cooperation
  • From Italy
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About Me

ABOUT ME

Grown up in the Italian island of Sardinia. Moved to Rome. Lived in Spain. Back to Italy. Moved to Ireland. Then Wales. brief landing in London. ran away back to Wales.

PHILOSOPHY

be free, be free.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been in couchsurfing for over 10 years, now. Hosted and surfed in many places. And many couches and several years later, I still love it!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I heard about CS by a close friend of mine. We hosted and surfed together, and the adventure began.

Interests

art, cinema, poetry, politics, human rights, books, martial arts, cooking, good vibes, cycling, chatting with my grandmother, sunshine and sea, good food, good wine, music, ukuleles and laughs. naps. I also love naps.

  • arts
  • books
  • poetry
  • singing
  • diy
  • dining
  • cooking
  • wine
  • walking
  • flying
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • cycling
  • martial arts
  • swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Absurdistan, Everything about my mother, Women, Milk, Si può fare (You can do it. Italian movie), I cento passi (one hundred steps. Italian movie), Garage holimpo, Hijos, City of God, Carandiru, Coffe and Cigarettes, The big Lebowsky, Harold and Maude, Inside I'm dancing, My left foot, Frida, The hours, Jalla Jalla, The idiots, Jules and Jim, Fahrenheit 451, one hundred shots, Into the wild, un lugar en el mundo, Pride.

Books: Il mare di Gaza, by Vittorio Arrigoni; Zerocalcare;The little prince, Johatan Livingston seagull, S'accabbadora (very interesting antropologist work, made by Dolores Turchi), 1984, Jack London, Gabriel García Marquez, Gioconda Belli, Galeano, Fahrenheit 451, In nessun caso nessun rimorso (by Pino Cacucci, an italian anarchist writer. You'll love him), Le irregolari (Massimo Carlotto, about the agentianian desaparecidos - great stuff)...and I guess it could be enough at the moment :)

Music: Fabrizio De Andrè, Mannarino, F. Guccini, Rino Gaetano, Silvio Rodriguez, Janis Joplin, Jeff Buckley, Patty Smith, Cat Stevens, Goran Bregovich, L'Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio, Pura Utopia (friends of mine: visit their web site: www.purautopia.com ), Banda Bardò, Modena City Ramblers, Afterhours, Vinicio Capossela, Giuliano Palma and the bluesbeaters, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Nina Simone, Ben Harper, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, 99 posse, Anthony and the Johnsons, Tunonna, Paradoz y los mojitos.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

saw dolphins, once. and seals too. got lost. fell asleep in the sun. cycled London to Paris. went away and came back. ran over by a bus. laughed for no reason.

Teach, Learn, Share

teach: Italian, Spanish, English
I'm quite curious and
happy to learn about pretty much anything.
in particular I'd love to learn some ukulele tricks, more about photography, gardening and DIY and keep practising my Spanish and French

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can show you around :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Wales

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