CURRENT MISSION

Meet and share my life with awesome people!!!

ABOUT ME

I currently live in Tallinn, Estonia. I am a freelance photographer from Milan, Italy. I have an MA in Documentary Photography from Newport, Wales, UK, and previously a BA in English and Hispanic American literatures from Milan. If you're interested you can see my work here: www.martagiaccone.com

I travel a lot, usually for photo projects or to visit friends. I am very open minded and easy going. I do not smoke or drink alcohol (I don't care if you do but please don't smoke in my face!)

After photography, my second biggest passion is cooking (I have a vegan food blog! Check it out here if you'd like www.martasplants.com). I love cooking for myself and others. I'm not vegan though! I don't eat meat, dairy or eggs, but I love fish. I try not to buy pre-made food, I like making everything myself from scratch, from bread to sweets (whenever possible!!)

My ideal fun night would be exploring a new place or staying in for a quiet night with (new) friends.

I love extra (extra) dark chocolate.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people from all over the world, learn, and share our lives and adventures.
Unfortunately I am unable to host at the moment because I went back to live with my parents.

I started using CS for real in the spring of 2016 while traveling in the US on my own for 3 months by bus and felt overwhelmed by my hosts' kindness!

People who have hosted me through CS:

Vita, Newport, Wales, UK (Sept 2014)
Michelle, Hartford, CT, USA (Apr 2016)
Alex, Cape Cod, MA, USA (Apr 2016)
Carina + Isaac, Syracuse, NY, USA (Apr 2016)
Joe + Emmalee, Buffalo, NY, USA (Apr 2016)
Vasu, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Apr 2016)
Kirsten + Jeff, Cincinnati, OH, USA (May 2016)
Casey, Chicago, IL, USA (May 2016)
Jane + Mike, Chicago, IL, USA (May 2016)
Jason + Giselle, Ripon, WI, USA (May 2016)
Melissa, Milwaukee, WI, USA (May 2016)
Tyler, Iowa City, IA, USA (May 2016)
Phatch, St Louis, MO, USA (May 2016)
Ben + Adam, Dallas, TX, USA (May 2016)
Patrice, San Antonio, TX, USA (May 2016)
Rivers, Houston, TX, USA (June 2016)
Rabin, New Orleans, LA, USA (June 2016)
Nolan + Tabi, Montgomery, AL, USA (June 2016)
Joey, Atlanta, GA, USA (June 2016)
Barry, Charlotte, NC, USA (June 2016)
Caroline + Ben, NYC, USA (June 2016)
Ele, Reggio Emilia, Italy (July 2016)
Eleonora, Milan, Italy (Oct 2016)
Carmen, Paris, France (Nov 2016)
Ele, Reggio Emilia, Italy (May 2017)
Simon, Cannobio, Italy (July 2017)
Chiara, Barga, Italy (August 2017)
Marcello, Sassuolo, Italy (August 2017)
Laura + Cristian, Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy (Sept 2017)
Sneha, Iowa City, USA (Aug 2018)
Adrian, Carlisle, UK (Jun 2019)

Interests

Traveling, photography, hiking, sleeping, reading, cats, laughing, learning new languages, meeting new and old friends, watching movies, eating and cooking together!

• books
• photography
• documentaries
• cooking
• chocolate
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• languages
• health

Music, Movies, and Books

Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Tracy Chapman, Leonard Cohen, the Beatles, Sufjan Stevens, Fabrizio De Andrè, Francesco De Gregori, Lucio Battisti, ...

Jack Kerouac, Jonathan Safran Foer, J.D.Salinger, Erri De Luca, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I solo walked along Hadrian's Wall in northern England. I don't think that's amazing enough though... I will try harder!!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, photography, adventures, travel stories, smiles and laughs.

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia, Italy, United Kingdom, United States