CURRENT MISSION

Find my own way.

ABOUT ME

Up in the air but down-to-earth, easy-going but not just easy. I have a superpower: I can see people's souls in their eyes (OK, not always, but often).

PHILOSOPHY

As you see, I like quotes! :)

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
- Buddha

In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.
- Albert Camus

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Everything will be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end.
- From unknown author, but suggested by my best friend Maria. :)

And my personal one is: things are not impossible, they are doable.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surf, host and go to CS meetings, when possible!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was more often a guest rather than a host, but I'll try to change that.

Interests

Swimming, running, biking everywhere I can, looking for cool concerts, learning languages, writing stories, salsa dancing.

• writing
• concerts
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• cooking
• running
• reading
• cycling
• swimming
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, Le fabuleux destin d'Amelie poulain, Buffalo 66, Shallow Grave, Amores Perros, Dead man, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, Gegen die Wand, Goodbye Lenin, Das Leben der Anderen, Lola rennt, Fight Club, Memento, Slumdog Millionaire, Seven, Kill Bill, all Amodovar's movies, all Sergio Leone's movies, all Bruce Lee's movies, etc.

Books: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, 1984, Midnight's Children, High Fidelity, The shadow of the wind, A thousand splendid suns, The house of the spirits, Daughter of fortune, Portrait in Sepia, Ines of my soul (I'm clearly a big Allende's fan! :), The name of the rose, etc.

Music: Bon Iver, The Wilco, Iron&Wine, Lisa Hannigan, Belle&Sebastian, Damien Rice, Alabama shakes, Au revoir Simone, Pixies, Janis Joplin, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Beach house, Cat Power, Ben Kweller, Idlewild, Otis Redding, David Grey, Glen Hansard, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Anytime I get help from somebody for any reason, I find that amazing. And smiles, also. I find them always amazing. Ah, and also amazing is that you found my family nickname, which is Nina. :) Thanks for reading this all the way through!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Italian, since I've already worked as a teacher. I can teach how to make homemade pasta or cook Italian lasagna (following my ultra-special mom's recipe) and loads of other Italian specialties (exactly the ones that you usually find in restaurants, but much tastier and cheaper :), I can teach how to be positive and how to dance salsa or a very typical folk dance from Puglia, which is where I come from.

I can learn... everything.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Germany, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom

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