My name is Valeria. I am an half italian and half spanish girl, who's just back to the civilization after living for almost one year in the south american jungles of Costa Rica, Brazil, Mexico. :D

I dedicate myself to the environmental conservation and I travel everywhere in the world to help out with projects related to conservation.

Passionate about botany, wildlife and nature in general. Spending time in the forest make me feel happy and complete. If I have to define myself I would say I'm friendly, curious and chill, always trying to see life from a positive perspective. :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To get the chance to meet local people and live places like a local. Also, making connections, having fun, sharing thoughs and feelings.

Interests

• wildlife
• insects
• diy
• traveling
• camping
• ecology
• nature
• jungle
• vegetarianism
• feminism
• forest
• herbalism
• brazilian music
• wildlife conservation

Music, Movies, and Books

*Music*
Quite into brazilian music at the moment.. Caetano Veloso, João Gilberto, Natiruts, Gilberto Gil, Juçara Marçal, Os Tincoãs, Vanessa Mata, Criolo are the soundtrack of my days recently. I also enjoy some old cumbia, salsa and merengue, depending on the mood. I grew up listening to punk, crust, heavy metal. Some of my favourite bands are Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Negazione, The Smiths, Cure, Manu Chao and many others.

*Movies*
Into the wild, City of God, Once Upon a Time in America, I soliti ignoti, Quentin Tarantino, etc.
*Books*
Nausea- Jean-Paul Sartre; The teachings of Don Juan- Carlos Castaneda; Liberi dalla Civiltà- Enrico Manicardi; El viejo que leia novelas de amor- Sepulveda; Metamorphosis- Franz Kafka; José Saramago in general; Marcela Serrano; Gabriel Garcia Marquez, etc. Also, lots of non-fiction books about ethology, enthomology, feminism, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was bitten by a sloth, if that makes sense.

Teach, Learn, Share

Life is a neverending learning process.. I'm on my way.

I can teach you how to do fresh pasta and pizza if you're into cooking. I'm also an herbalist so we could do some herbal preparation together :) Otherwise, we can just chat about life and random things with a glass of red wine.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Italy, Spain