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Overview

  • 10 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian, Spanish; learning Dutch, French, Persian (Farsi)
  • 34, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • No occupation listed
  • Master's Degree in Translation
  • From A little village in the North of Tuscany
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Learn as much as I can from people, places, experiences :)

ABOUT ME

I'm a simple person, I try to smile and enjoy every little thing I experience. I'm tollerant and open-minded, and I'm always willing to learn new things. I love to go out and I love to travel (as everybody in CS!) and visit places that have something to tell, I love nature, sun...I have a Master's Degree in Translation and I really love Spanish and Latin American culture, but any kind of new culture and language is good :)! In general I love simple things.

CHECK MY TRAVEL BLOG (in Italian)--> www.worldsoup.it

PHILOSOPHY

"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourserlves can free our mind"

"Everybody is right from his own standpoint, but it is not impossible that everybody is wrong"

"All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. ... Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't, it is of no use. Both paths lead nowhere; but one has a heart, the other doesn't. One makes for a joyful journey; as long as you follow it, you are one with it. The other will make you curse your life. One makes you strong; the other weakens you."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have many friends who surf and host and thanks to them I met new people from all over the world so I decided to become active part of this!:)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I surfed in Valencia and Cartagena and in Italy. I hosted a guy from Argentina and a girl from Peru. Plus I went hiking and hanged out with other couchsurfers in Friuli and Veneto and it was great!

Interests

I really love foreign languages and cultures (especially Spanish and Latin American!) and in the future I wanna learn Portuguese and French!
I really love meeting new people and learn from them
I love to travel and discover new places
I love nature and hiking
I love sun ("I am the lizard queen!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZBk0F52PeY)
I love sea (All the cities where I lived were by the sea, it's a constant element for me!)
I love to try new food :)
I love to have amazing dinners with friends (yes I really love food!)
I love music (it's a basic need for me!)
I love to dance (latin american music in particular)
Oh and recently I started to attend YOGA classes :)

  • culture
  • photography
  • dancing
  • dining
  • italian food
  • yoga
  • traveling
  • eating out
  • juggling
  • music
  • hiking
  • camping
  • languages
  • tourism
  • photo
  • eating
  • food
  • nature
  • sea
  • south america
  • latin america
  • foreign languages
  • foreign cultures
  • latinoamerica
  • spanish
  • cultural tourism
  • natureza
  • nature walks
  • speaking spanish
  • italian
  • nature conservation
  • foreign films
  • sustainable tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS: Life of Pi, Harry Potter, A thousand splendid suns, The teachings of Don Juan, Lord of the flies, La casa de los espíritus....
MUSIC: I listen to any kind of music (Folk, reagge, rock, rock&roll,latino americana, flamenco, rumba, funky, jazz....) FAVOURITE ARTISTS: Queen, Ben Harper, Caparezza, Jeff Buckley, Quantic, Baustelle, Alborosie, Bob Marley, Estopa, Melendi, Canteca de Macao, Kevin Johansen, John Butler Trio, Folkabbestia, Jefferson Airplaine, Janis Joplin...
MOVIES: Knight's tale, Diarios de motocicleta, The Notebook, Benny and Joon, Chocolat (and many of Johnny Depp's movies), most of Almodovar's movies, Celda 211, El Secreto de sus ojos, Never let me go, Mr Nobody, This must be the place ecc ecc...
SERIES: Peaky Blinders; TWD, LOST, TBBT, HIMYM, Fringe, Malviviendo, Boris...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camping on a hill next to a nice city and watch the sunset from there, while eating a hot soup with a lovely friend.

Watching one of the most beautiful sunsets in the world in Pirano (Slovenia).

Skating on an ice rink (2nd time in my life!) at the beginning it was really painful but after a bit I really enjoyed it!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you Italian (especially gestures :P), a bit of Spanish and basic salsa. I'm not a good cook but I can teach you how to make a really delicious Tiramisù!

I wanna learn foreign languages and new words (When I learn a new word I'm happy like a child!), how to dance a tipical dance, I wanna improve my yoga and photography skills.

I can share my time with you, I'm a good listener!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my time, a laugh, a cry, a walk, a movie, a meal... as I said before I am a simple person who loves to share simple moments, I am not boring though! xD

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Italy, Spain

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