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Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in English, Italian; learning French, German, Spanish
  • 28, Female
  • Member since 2023
  • Shop assistant
  • Law Degree
  • From Venice, Venice, Italy
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

Hello 🌻 I am an Italian girl who loves travelling. Sadly I haven't been able to go around that much until now, but I want things to change.
I am almost finally done with my degree (which I hated) and I just want to explore what life has to offer! I think the world is too big and too amazing not to experience it as much as possible 😊

I moved to Berlin alone and it was the best experience of my life, definitely challenging. I had to go back to Italy, but I'm planning to go back there soon!

I also worked as an aupair in a German farm and it was definitely an experience 😂 let's say it was more about the farm than babies but I still enjoyed a lot!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'd like to meet new people, seeing new places... Just be out there in the world some more!

Interests

I love reading, I like the idea of living thousands of lives in just a few pages. The same with people, I am very open minded and I love to hear people stories, the things they have done, the places they have visited, the lessons they have learned. There is only an idea I live by: we are 8 billions in this world, how can we think that there is only a solution that fits everybody? How can there be only one way to live this life? Only one truth?
That's why we should be more comprehensive and open towards others, shouldn't we? 🙂

  • animals
  • diy
  • dancing
  • reading
  • traveling
  • tennis
  • history
  • art
  • sustainability
  • outside activities
  • second hand shops

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
The life before us, Romain Gary/Tiziano Terzani, all of his travel and life stories/the Master and Margarita, Bulgakov/Jared Diamond essays/memoirs of Adrian, Marguerite Yourcenar/Harry Potter... (and more)!

Moovies and TV shows:
outlander, peaky blinders, Versailles and all period dramas in general! The gladiator, Harry Potter movies, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, the great gatsby, shutter Island and in general all di Caprio's movies!

Music:
I listen to a lot music of various genres. I love techno (still very Berliner inside!) but also ballads, rap... The only thing I don't like is metal.
My forever favourite is I was born to love you by Queen

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Moving to Berlin completely alone! But I want to do bungee jumping, skydiving and surf

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd like to improve my language skills (English, German, French mainly). I've done some linguistic tandems in the past and I am still in contact with some of them. I would also like to try new foods!

What can I offer? If you are learning Italian I can help. I can give you some dance lessons too, ballet or modern dance. Or just some talks haha!
I have one big limit: I can't cook, and honestly not only I can't, but I hate it 🙃 which is funny, because being Italian everybody expects me to be good at it. I can prepare pizza though!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Italian, dance classes, book talks, good conversation in general? And pizza!

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Italy

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