I am Miriam Altawil, I am 25 years old and I am Italian. I was born in Catania, Sicily and I graduated in Languages and literatures. I ve been living in Brussels for a semester, as Erasmus. I also have been living in Paris for merely a year and a half and I totally fell in love with this beautiful city, where I studied oriental languages and worked as Italian teacher.
I am interested in discovering new cultures, living abroad as more as I can, learning about new lifestyles and meeting new people from all around the world.
I am now interested in improving my Portuguese.
I am very open minded and curious.
I like sightseeing, going out and discover non-touristic places.

***DISCLAIMER***

If I ask you out for walk or anything, it doesn’t mean I’m trying to get a date with you. Don’t be an idiot! Don’t be what you don’t want another person to be. There are many apps created for this purpose and I am not interested.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because i want to discover new places and new people (and possibly improve my language skills).
And (why not?!) make people know more about Italian culture. I can cook Italian dishes and teach some Italian too.

Interests

• pets
• literature
• music festivals
• cooking
• recipes
• music
• live music
• volunteering
• sightseeing
• concert
• book
• exotic dishes

Music, Movies, and Books

Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Depeche Mode, Arctic Monkeys, and Italian music.
Woody Allen movies, Kubric movies, Trainspotting, and Life is beautiful.
1984- Orwell
Alessandro Baricco's books
Master and Margarita, Bulgakov
Siddharta , Hesse

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Volunteering in Tunisia, sleeping in the Wadi Rum desert, sleeping in the Malaysian rainforest , snorkelling in the deep blue waters of Red Sea

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Italian language, and a bit of the other languages I study
Some cooking recipes
I would love learning Portuguese, for its culture, literature and... Music!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my Italian culture, talking about art, music, cuisine and my personal experiences, and interests.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Egypt, England, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Palestine, Singapore, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Egypt, France, Italy, Jordan, United Kingdom