Hello, we are Ulla and Paolo, an international couple currently (2018) on a cycling trip through Eastern and Southern Europe.

A bit of background info on us: Ulla is 30 and from Estonia, Paolo is 35 and from Italy. We met in 2010 while both working as long-term volunteers in France. Since then, we have lived and worked in Ireland, Italy, and long-term in Scotland, where Ulla worked as a major events coordinator with a large nature conservation organisation, and Paolo split his time working as a support worker, as a bike mechanic and as a teacher of Italian. For the past two years we have been living in Estonia, where both of us worked in the educational field, Ulla as a project coordinator in Tallinn University, and Paolo as a teacher assistant in an international school.

We are polite and clean people, and we are always respective of others and their homes, as we expect the same from people we host ourselves.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Brilliant way to meet new people and learn about places from locals

Interests

Our individual and shared interests include, of course, cycling (we have previously toured Scotland, Estonia, Finland and Italy), generally being outdoors, nature and wildlife conservation, music (Paolo plays the bass guitar), art and art history (Ulla has studied art and likes painting), world history, cultural exchange and lots more.

• wildlife
• arts
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• painting
• magic
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• swimming
• art history
• teaching
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Lots and lots, happy to give and receive recommendations on what to watch, listen or read next :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Most recently, swimming during the night in the sea on Palawan in Philippines, in water full of bioluminescent plankton. Total magic!

Teach, Learn, Share

Languages, cooking, cultural exchange, sharing experiences of travelling and living in different places in the world.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good company, sharing of stories, cooking food

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Latvia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland

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