I consider myself an open-minded person. I am vegan and zero waste and what I like the most is to dance!

About my studies, I finished my degree in Audiovisual Communication in 2015. I chose to study this because I love photography but while studying it I realized how much I love cinema too. I shot several short films, you can see my creations here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ADELITALIM92
I decided to study one of its semesters abroad, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where I lived for 6 months.

As a result of my engagement in volunteerism programs, I became more aware of social issues and I decided to study social integration too. I currently work with children and teenagers in some social initiatives.

I'm in love with cats and I consider myself a "Cat Whisperer" ;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I was lucky because I was raised in a family that is passionate about travelling, so from an early age we have travelled around the world (where I have always carried my camera with me). CS a great opportunity to contact with local guests and to discover the less touristic places.

I don't have many references yet because a lot of times I was hosted with my sister, we used her account, you can see it here: https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/saravalentin

Interests

• cats
• culture
• books
• photography
• vegan
• music
• travel
• cinema
• feminism
• vegan food
• scouting
• vegan cooking
• breakdance
• dancehall
• non-formal education

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Jorge Drexler, Nina Simone, Vieja Troba Cubana, Cesarea Évora, El Kanka, Silvio Rodríguez, The Kooks, Supersubmarina, Adele, Natalia Lafourcade, Road Ramos, Julieta Venegas, Asa...

Movies: Ida (Pawlikowski), Beasts of Southern Wild, Clockwork Orange, Funny Games (Haneke), Los lunes al sol, AzulOscuroCasiNegro, La vida secreta de las palabras, Biutiful, El secreto de sus ojos, El club, El hijo de la novia, Reservoir Dogs, La vita è bella

Books: Feminismo para principiante (Varela), El otoño alemán and En el país de las vacas sin ojos (E. Rico), Demian and Siddhartha (Hesse), L'Élégance du hérisson (Barbery), Le Perfezioni Provisorie and Testimone Inconsapevole (Carofiglio), Modos de ver (Berger), ¿Qué es el cine? (Bazin)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Solo travelling in Mendoza and San Juan in Argentina and in Santiago, Viña del Mar and Valparaiso in Chile for 2 weeks with my backpack and my camera.

Backpacking around Nicaragua with my sister and my uncle.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm very communicative, I find it easy to share my knowledge with people but at the same time I know how to listen and I am open-mined so I'm ready to learn about anything.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my mother tonge: Spanish. I can share my ideas, my believes ...
I love cooking and trying out new recipes so I could share my vegan cooking skills with hosts ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, England, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sweden, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Italy, Spain