My name is Myriam, hello!
I am half Italian, half Latvian, but I feel like I belong to the world.
I've lived my whole life in Duino, a small town by the sea, in the North-East of Italy. It is a beautiful place, and sadly I am not living there at the moment, I can only go there for the holidays, as I am studying in Segovia, Spain.

As my mum is a teacher at UWC Adriatic (United World College of the Adriatic) I grew up and lived my whole life in Duino, in a very international environment (more than 80 nationalities present every year). I studied there for the past two years, and obtained the IB diploma.
I know about quite a few cultures, traditions, religions, customs and such, but I always want to learn more and discover something new.

I get along with people, I chat and socialize easily. My character can be complicated, I like doing things my way, but when I meet new people I am open to possibilities; I want to learn as much as possible from you.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet new people, make friends, discover things; and I love travelling so cheap accommodation around the world is always a good thing.

Interests

I love animals, I really do. If you don't, you're not welcome.

I am interested in photography, I am an amateur photographer. I mostly enjoy taking pictures of landscapes, but I also like portraits and detailed close-ups.

I love the sea, the sun, and nature in general. I sometimes like walking around a place, known or unknown, and explore, wander, sit in the sun.

Travelling is another big passion I have: since I was little, I've been travelling the world; I have to thank my parents for this. The countries I visited, I visited properly, it's not that I was there for few days and then I left.
If I won the lottery or inherited a big sum of money, I would forget about everything else and go travel! Well, I'd first have to graduate.

Cooking is another thing I really enjoy doing. When I was little, I used to watch my dad cook. When I started primary school, I knew how to make myself pasta; now I can do better than that! I eat most things, I like trying new things and experimenting with new dishes. I also like tradition though. Simplicity is something I keep in mind when I cook too.
Baking comes with cooking, I love both these things.
I promised myself that sooner or later in life, I will actually take a course in cooking.

I enjoy reading and watching films. I watch and read many things, but there are few that actually stay with me forever.

• animals
• photography
• environment
• cooking
• baking
• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• field hockey
• teaching
• nature
• sea
• sun
• summer

Music, Movies, and Books

Queen are my absolute favourite. I also listen to Classical, rock and some miscellaneous.

I love reading, I have too many favourite books to write them all here.

I enjoy sci-fi and psychological films, some of which are Inception, Mr Nobody, Gattaca, Shutter Island. Also the Green Mile and Shawshank Redemption.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Spain