My name is Marta, I was born in Rome, and I am mostly Italian. I am small and I need the help of stools to reach the cupboard. I believe whatever people say to me, also the kind of stuff like "There's a flying pig over there!" or Santa Klaus. I am responsible and lazy. I am curious and I like to listen to good stories. I make good jokes when I'm not grumpy, and I always enjoy good talks, philosophically speaking or just chatting in front of a cup of tea. I'm vegetarian so I don't make carbonara - but I can tell you how to make a proper one (no cream, for instance). I just hope to see as much world as I can until I can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm currently living in Dublin, Ireland, doing my third Erasmus and working. Unfortunately, I can't host people here, but I'm always happy to meet up and enjoy the company of travelling fellows who wants to find good spots or good stories of this little gem called Dublin, and keep good memories with them. I also want to travel around Ireland and UK, meet with locals who want to share their love for these countries or with foreigners who want to share their exotic stories.

Interests

I like reading, writing, drawing, acting, traveling, taking pictures, watching good ol' movies, drinking hot tea and cold beer, and sleeping. I'd like flying on a hot air balloon and skydiving and do as many things as I can so I can tell my grandchildren when the time comes. I really like laughing, I like dancing (sometimes), and I like bike races at dawn. I like learning, so if you really feel the urge of teaching somebody something, teach me - teach me!

• writing
• photography
• acting
• vegetarian
• flying
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• cycling
• skydiving
• languages
• philosophy
• solo travel
• theatre
• surrealism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music, at the moment: Beirut, Belle and Sebastian, Sixto Rodriguez, Giovanni Truppi

Movies: Edward Scissorhands, When Harry met Sally, Arizona Dream, Kaos, Jurassic Park, My big fat Greek wedding, What's eating Gilbert Grape, Benny & Joon

Books: J. D. Salinger - The Catcher in the Rye, Sylvia Plath and Virginia Woolf - everything, Emily Dickinson - Poems, Louisa May Alcott - Little women, Roald Dahl - The witches, Matilda, Charlie and the chocolate factory, Boy, Banana Yoshimoto - Kitchen, J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I made myself two tattoos without getting infections.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am currently very interested in philosophy, especially philosophy of language, and experiments of any sort related to theatre, film, art and writing. I'd love to share ideas, opinions and experience.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My amazing sense of humour, my poetic view of life, my chocolate.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland