I was born in Ireland, raised in Rome and I currently live in Milan (since 2015)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to travel more and more and I want to meet people from the countries I visit. I’d love to host too and show people my favorite places in Milan, which is a beautiful city full of interesting spots and events.

Interests

Fashion, social media (I work for the most famous fashion influencer in the world, Chiara Ferragni), photography, art (I’m also a digital artist with two Instagram profiles @Legolize_fashion, @IsArtInFashion) + my personal profile on Instagram @MariaSheilaMiani -I love to learn more and more, I like to read books, to go to the theatre, concerts and to watch as many movies as I can because a want a vast culture. I am a vary curious person and I like to experiment new stuff. I’m also very interested in skin care and beauty routines (not to be confused with a make up geek that I am not)

• arts
• culture
• fashion
• photography
• skin care
• cooking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• movies
• traveling
• sports
• swimming
• adventure travel
• cinema
• theatre
• learning
• meeting new people
• social media
• sharing experiences
• giving

Music, Movies, and Books

I love to read books (especially biographies) and my favorite books are currently Adam and Eve by Mark Twain and Diary of a Geisha by Kimiko Omura.
I love the first one because it’s so unconventional: it’s a fictional diary written by Adam and by Eve and they are reporting all the experiences that they have when in the Eden and they on Earth and they just make you appreciate nature and what sorrohnds you more because they have this “first time seeing everything” point of view which is fascinating. I loved Diary of a Geisha because the life of the main character is so interesting and when she talks it seems like you are reading poetry, it was a pure pleasure to read it and the movie is amazing too. I love to watch the backstage moments of the movies I watch to learn more about them. I watch a lot of movies, at least 4 per month. One of the most recent movies that I watched was The Danish Girl. I loved the actors, totally in love with Alicia Vikander, I love the soundtrack and the photography.

I also watch a lot of documentaries on interesting lives on people, on food and health, on social causes and more, I mostly watch them on Netflix and one of the most recent I watched that I thought was very inspiring is on “Seeing Allred” an attorney for social causes, women causes and LGBT causes. I highly recommend it if you haven’t watched it yet.

I also like poetry, I studied in high school and my Irish grandmother knew a lot of poems so I love to meet people who like them too.

I like to listen to many different kinds of music from the old style Italian (Patti Pravo, Mina, Domenico Modugno) to Nina Simone, Barry White, Johnny Cash depends on my mood!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I’ve given many interviews to many fashion magazines and newspapers for my artworks (from Vogue, ES Spain, D La Repubblica, Refinery28, Die Welt..) and my Summer 2018 vacation will be an Interrail with my boyfriend Giuliano, who is 24 years old like me. We are leaving from Milan and we are stopping in Munich, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Oslo and Bergen! If you have ever been to one of these places feel free to send me some must see places 🤗

Teach, Learn, Share

I am great at social media as I work for the world most famous fashion influencer, Chiara Ferragni. I love to share what I know, from cooking to good books and movie to places to visit with people and to share experiences.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experiences and my love for food, music, art and photography and social media.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Ireland, Italy, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Italy, United States