CURRENT MISSION

to travel as much as possible, get to know people, their customs and traditions, and sharing their stories and nice moments!

ABOUT ME

ok! so, i'm nina, i'm greek though my name isn't! love playing with children, it's always a great chance to learn from them!! i love crete, my island. my father says it's the belly button of the world! i'm travelling around just to find out if that's true...haha!
my dream is to travel all over the world, to meet people and make friends all over.... i like photography and also enjoy watching movies!
love pets, had a few in my parents' house and lately we have a cat in the house! hmmmm...that's what i can think by the moment!

PHILOSOPHY

la vita e bella! don't want to be rich, just experience nice moments, meet interesting people and taste wine..!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

let's share experiences!! mi casa es tu casa!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

got some experience in hosting couchsurfers! everyone has such great stories that i always love to share...the world becomes just a neighborhood!

Interests

i love cinema! i've been a volunteer to greek cinema festivals (Thessaloniki Film Festival and Thessaloniki Documentary Festival) in the past and in Chania Film Festival as well!
and of course i like travelling!
i like also the art of photography.
i really enjoy to camp with friends to the greek islands (in summer mostly...)
hiking, trekking and nature-ing whenever the weather allows it!
i love to ride my vespa during the shiny days of spring...

• pets
• photography
• festivals
• wine
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hiking
• camping
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

some of my favourites:
brazil by terry gilliam (fear and loathing in las vegas, 12 monkeys..and almost all his movies are just great!)/
into the wild ('cause he lived his dream)by sean penn/
mon oncle by jacques tatí (also trafic, playtime...)/
rear window by THE master Alfred Hitchcock/
sunset blvd. by Billy Wilder (he filmed masterpieces!)/
clockwork orange by Stanley Kubrick/
Manhattan Murder Mystery & Annie Hall by Woody Allen/
Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders and many many more...
books:
haruki murakami's books: the guy is just a genious!/
on the road by jack kerouac (an eternal roadtrip..)/
kazantzakis' books: the best greek author!/
What a Carve Up! by Jonathan Coe/
One Hundred Years of Solitude by GG Marquez/
music:
soundtracks like Into the Wild, 500 days of summer, Stranger Than Fiction ,Rebetiko, Amelie, the godfather......
i adore music of the interpol,pink floyd, salif keita, fela kuti, manos hadjidakis, miles davis, arcade fire,black keys, the deus, radiohead, the clash, the cure, dizzy gillespie, thievery corporation...and many more!
love the voices of billie holiday, nina simone, madeleine peyroux and amy winehouse..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

watching with my best friend a sunset in western gavdos (the southernmost point of Europe)!

travelled alone for almost three months in south america, hiked at torres del paine in chile, seen perrito moreno glaciar, managed to reach the end of the world: southern patagonia, tierra del fuego, ushuaia, beagle channel and watch penguins and sea lions in their natural home.....

some years ago, bungy jumping at corintho's channel and this year for my 40th birthday did bungy jumping at Aradena bridge (138 meters high!!)! loved the adrenaline!!

did canyoning in Polylimnio (southern Peloponnese)-cool!

sang the titanic song in karaoke, with some locals that invited me to their party in ratanakiri area, in northern Cambodia! so funny!! haha!

stayed in a tamberma tribe's fortress/house with locals, in northern Togo

the voodoo chief of a neighboorhood in Aneho let me participate in a voodoo ceremony..

Teach, Learn, Share

“What is the feeling when you're driving away from people, and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? -it's the too huge world vaulting us, and it's good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.” jack_kerouac

What I Can Share with Hosts

nice moments, some raki maybe....what else??

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Serbia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Greece, Italy, Spain