CURRENT MISSION

Smile

ABOUT ME

I am Imma. I am 40. I used to live in Lleida, a city on the west of Catalunya, 140 km far from Barcelona. But a few years ago I moved to the US with my husband. I lived in Madison, WI, for 3 years. It is 2 and a half hours from Chicago. I worked in a state school as DLI C.C. teacher. On 2015 I moved to Chicago.
A description of myself... I'd say I am cheerful, positive, easy-laughing, I like chatting with my friends, sensitive but take care... sometimes I can get angry easily!:) I am quite calm, so I enjoy staying at home, cooking a delicious dinner, reading a book or watching a film. But I also enjoy going for a walk and meeting friends.

PHILOSOPHY

Smile though your heart is aching
Smile even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through for you

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I travel with the idea of meeting new people and cultures. I try to host my guests kindly so they feel at home.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

visited 46 states (20.4%)Create your own visited map of The World or Brazil travel guide for Android
Up until now these have been my experiences. Most of them were good, a few of them were AWESOME!

I surfed in:

1. Mataró, with Ferran, our first host!
2. Milano, Italy, with Francesco
3. Tarragona, with Elisa
4. Cambrils, with Xavi
5. Cagliari, Sardegna, with Daniele
6. Fez, Morocco, with Hassan
7. Zagora, Morocco, with Salah and Ibrahima
8. Zagora, Morocco, with Mohamed
9. Marrakech, Morocco, with Yousseff
10. Oiuouertth, Morocco, with Mustapha
11. Frankfurt, Germany, with Fernando
12. Limerick, Ireland, with Erkan
13. Nimes, France, with Pierre
14. Teolo, Italy, with Fabio
15. Ljubjana, Slovenia, with Janes
16. Zagreb, Croatia, with Neven
17. Pristina, Kosovo, with Ashley
18. Veles, Macedonia, with Ace
19. Peristera, Greece, with Katherine
20. Aggelohori, Greece, with Maria and Kostas
21. Larissa, Greece, with Vaya
22. Volos, Greece, with Andreas
23. Istanbul, Turkey, with Latif
24. Amritsar, India, with Narinderjit
25. Cairo, Egipt, with Adham
26. Ambivere, Italy, with Chiara
27. Rovereto, Italy, with Guerrino and Silvia
28. Bolzano, Italy, with Cristina

We hosted:
41. Ellina, from Omaha NE, US
40. Jakob and Mads, from Copenhaguen, Denmark
39. Sebastien, from Kiev, Ukraine
38. Zuzana from Brno, Czech Republic
37. Ana from Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain
36. Dasha from San Petersburg, Russia
35. Chen and Haim from Raanana, Israel
34. Jeanne and Yann from Tours, France
33. Peter and Zsuzsi from Szeged, Hungary
32. Ziemek, Dorota and family from Wroklaw, Poland
31. Doris Madissoon from Tallinn, Estonia
30. Matis from Tartu, Estonia
29. Pekka and Nikolai from Turku, Finland
28. Enza from Brescia, Italy
27. Kristen from Alaska, USA
26. Renata and Daniel from Wroclaw, Poland
25. Aviva from New York, USA
24. Quim from La Cellera de Ter, Spain
23. Athanasia from Thessaloniki, Greece
22. Matteo, Debora et Elia from Cagliari, Italy
21. Alice and Sarah from Chicago, USA
20. Krystian from Frankfurt, Germany
19. Asia from Frankfurt, Germany
18. Syd from Florida, USA
17. Krzysztof from Pulawy, Poland
16. Kasia from Warsaw, Poland
15. Ela and Michal from Katowice, Poland
14. Kostas and Caro from Greece
13. Nathan from Budapest, Hungary
12. Titus from Berlin, Germany
11. Fran from Hamburg, Germany
10. Samu and Satu from Finland
9. Ingolf and Katrin from Lyon, France
8. Alessandro from Brescia, Italy
7. Marco from Verona, Italy
6. Pawel and Magda from Poland
5. Chris from Wisconsin, USA
4. Andrew from South Wales, Australia
3. Haeryong and Youngae from Seoul, South Korea
2. Fabio from Padova, Italy
1. Gusman from Humahnata, Honduras

Interests

I love singing and dancing oriental dance and bollywood!
I enjoy learning languages! Nowadays I am trying to improve my Italian and my Arabic, إ

• culture
• books
• singing
• dancing
• cooking
• wine
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• teaching
• languages
• tourism
• tours
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: El tigre y la nieve, Nueve reinas, Amelie, Mar Adentro, Princesas, Requiem por un sueño, Seres queridos, En el mundo a cada rato, Bailar en la oscuridad, Mi vida sin mi, Beautiful people, En busca de la felicidad, Vete y vive.Music: Celtic, Jovanotti, Fabrizio de Andre, Dire Straits, Pedro Guerra, Joaquin Sabina, Ismael Serrano, Budhist chants.Authors and books: Luis Leante (Mira si yo te querré), Jose Luis Sampedro (La sonrisa etrusca), Ángela Becerra (El penúltimo sueño), Javier Moro (Las montañas de Buda), Jorge Bucay (Amarse con los ojos abiertos), Ana Ma. Briongos (Esto es Calcuta), Arturo Pérez Reverte (La piel del Tambor).The Little Prince: We do collect this book in as many different languages as we can. Whenever we travel we look for it and we buy it. At home it's got its special place in a bookcase. Nowadays we already have around 30 Little Princes from different countries and languages around the world. We say this is our little treasure!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. A starry night at the Sahara desert.
2. Sharing our dinner with a funny fox in the country. She was so close that we could almost touch her!
3. Go horse riding around the Pyramids in Cairo.
4. Marriage in Formentera, an amazing island in Spain (it's a must!)
5. A thunderstorm from an airplane landing in Costa Rica. So scary!
6. Helping a turtle lay the eggs on a beautiful beach of Costa Rica.

I try to see every single day as an amazing opportunity to live life intensely!

Teach, Learn, Share

We could share a Spanish meal with a glass of wine and a nice chat.
I love learning languages. Nowadays I am studying Italian and Arabic. I love its culture, the language and the people! Always dreaming on traveling to the Arabic countries!
I love singing and dancing belly dance. And a few months ago I started discovering my inner artist. I enjoy painting, though I don't usually find much time to do it. Rosa is responsible of awakening in me this interest. Thanks a lot!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United Kingdom, United States

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