Hi!
I'm Valentina but only my mamma calls me Valentina when I'm in trouble, you can call me Vale. I'm a very uncomplicated girl that enjoys the simple things like a full moon, the sunset, biscotti with my coffee, mangoes, animals, making meaningful connections with humans and listening to my I pod while I'm training on my aerial silks.

Papà asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I told him I wanted to be a social worker, taking care of people that need help. I like to help people in need or even just help cut the vegetables and do some dishes. I'm Italian so yes I cook pasta but I like baking cakes too.

I started travelling 4 years ago, after getting my master degree in social work and understanding I didn't want to be one of the person who is working inside a system which can't really help people. I thought.. “I gotta do something to open my mind, creativity and think about new ideas of working in the social sector"...travelling became the best post degree training I could ever wish.

During my travels I used to volunteer a lot as youth worker. Also, I am a circus performer and teacher specializes in Aerial silks and I am traveling with my equipment to promote social circus as a way to attract and help kids in need.

I love travelling in a certain way like hitchhiking, camping, couchsurfing, dumpsterdiving and trying to get the most out of the country I am visiting by knowing people and creating real relationships.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To create good relationships and share as much as I can offer.

Interests

• festivals
• dumpster diving
• hiking
• surfing
• volleyball
• swimming
• hitchhiking
• slackline
• circus
• sharing
• busking
• sunsets
• climbing trees
• communities
• highline
• aerial silks
• vanlife
• yoga and meditation
• social circus

Music, Movies, and Books

I love music and festivals (burners are my fav). Which kind of music? Its hard to tell but we ll be able to talk about it for looooong.

Books? Shantaram, The mistress of spices, The power of now are just few

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well... I like stay high and when I say high I mean really high. I did aerial silks on a highline in the Dolomites.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Czech Republic, England, Ethiopia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Italy